Following an Order of the High Court made on 15 February 2021 the decision of the Secretary of State dated 9 July 2020 to grant the application by RiverOak Strategic Partners Ltd for development consent for the proposed redevelopment of Manston Airport has been quashed. The Secretary of State must now re-determine that application. Further details on the re-determination process will be published here in due course.

The Secretary of State has granted development consent for this application. For further information please refer to the following decision documentation:

Planning Inspectorate Notification of Decision Letter
Secretary of State Decision Letter
Development Consent Order as made by the Secretary of State
Examining Authority’s Recommendation Report
Post-Examination Submissions
Regulation 23 Notice
Habitats Regulations Assessment

A Statement has been laid in Parliament by the Minister of State for Transport announcing a new deadline of 10 July 2020 for the decision.

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The responses to the Secretary of State’s Consultation of 17 January 2020 have now been published.

The Secretary of State for Transport has set a new deadline for the decision for this application which is 18 May 2020.

The Secretary of State for Transport has set a new deadline for the decision for this application which is 18 May 2020.

The Secretary of State for Transport has asked for comments and further information in relation to a range of matters by 31 January 2020.

The Examination closed at 23:59 on Tuesday 09 July 2019.

The Examining Authority’s Fifth Written Questions have been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 9 and Deadline 10 have now been published.

The Examining Authority’s Fifth Written Questions have been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 9 have now been published.

The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

The Examining Authority’s Fourth Written Questions have been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 8 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

The Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) has been published.

The Examining Authority’s second draft Development Consent Order has been published.

A letter varying the Examination Timetable has been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 7a have now been published. The exam Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

The agendas for the hearings being held between 3 and 7 June 2019 have been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 7 have now been published.

The Examining Authority’s Third Written Questions have been published.

The Examining Authority’s initial version of the draft Development Consent Order has been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 6 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

A letter giving notice of hearings in June 2019 has been issued to Interested Parties.

The Examining Authority’s Second Written Questions dealing with traffic and transport have been published.

The Examining Authority’s Second Written Questions have been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 4 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

The agendas for next week’s hearings have now been published.

A letter amending the Examination Timetable has been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 3 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

A notification of March hearings and the Accompanied Site Inspection has been published.

The Submissions from Deadline 2 have now been published.

Submissions to Deadline 1 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on 17 July 2018.

The application documents will be made available if the application is accepted for examination.
It is for the Applicant to decide whether or not application documents can be published upon submission (see government guidance).

The application has been withdrawn. Please see the Applicant’s letter.

This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on 10 April 2018.

The application documents will be made available if the application is accepted for examination.

It is for the Applicant to decide whether or not application documents can be published upon submission (see government’s Planning Act 2008: guidance on the Pre-application process).

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