Current Status
Last updated 14th May 2008
Before the airport can expand it requires planning permission from Tewkesbury Borough Council and funding from it's shareholders. Please let us know if you can provide more up to date information.
Planning applications
We expect the four planning applications made by the airport to be considered by the Tewkesbury Borough Council planning committee no earlier that June 2008.
The planning officer handling the applications made by the Airport is Mr J.Hinett. Letters concerning the plans can be sent to him at :
Development Services,
Tewkesbury Borough Council,
Gloucester Road,
Tewkesbury,
GL20 5TT
Letters can also be sent to the members of the planning commitee, who will be deciding in due course whether the plans should be permitted or not. Once a commitee date has been announced we will provide the names of the members so that you can write to them directly.
Cheltenham Borough Council
As one of the two joint owners of the airport, Cheltenham Borough Council have approved the airports plans.
The report by the Joint Airport Scrutiny Working Group (JASWG), set up by Cheltenham and Gloucester Scrutiy Comittees, is available on the Cheltenham Borough Council web site :
The JASWG report was endorsed by Cheltenham Borough Council on 12th Febraury 2008.
Gloucester City Council
As the other joint owner of the airport, Gloucester City Council also have to decide whether to support the Airport expansion.
On 3rd March 2008, Gloucester City Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee considered the recommendation from the Joint Airport Scrutiny Working Group (JASWG) that the business case for Gloucestershire Airport’s plans is approved by cabinet. Their recommendation is that the City Council should not provide land or funding for the Airport expansion.
This recommendation was to be discussed byt the City Council cabinet for a final decision on the 5th March 2008. At the last moment the item was withdrawn from the Cabinet agenda, and will be discussed at a later date.