Details added to Teesside Airport repair hangar plans

The details include a bird management plan, external lighting statement, details of road barrier, wildlife control procedure, flood risk assessment, and drainage strategy.

The original plans, submitted in February, are for the erection of two narrowbody aircraft hangars for maintenance, repair and overhaul use, supporting airfield apron and aircraft manoeuvring areas, repositioning of the airside fence, car parking, associated infrastructure including new access road to the airport train station, and landscaping works.

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A planning statement has been prepared by Lichfields on behalf of Teesside International Airport Limited (TIAL).

The application site comprises approximately two hectares of land located on the north side of the airport on vacant land to the west of the train station and south of the railway line.

The site can be accessed via roads internally within the airport and will connect to the existing Alpha taxiway to the east. The land is relatively flat and falls entirely within flood zone one (very low risk of flooding).

The hangar bays will be used for typical base MRO activities - these will occur in most cases behind closed doors, in an enclosed environment.

Occasionally auxiliary aircraft power units will be required to be run for up to 30 minutes, with hangar bay doors open.

There will be no engine run-ups in the vicinity of the hangar, these will occur on the general airfield as at present.

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Staff, servicing and general vehicle access will be via the main airport approach road, and then via an extension to the private road which currently provides access to a number of industrial/manufacturing and other users on the airport’s industrial estate.

A small carpark is proposed to the east of the hangars which will serve employees only.

Due to the nature of the proposals, it is considered appropriate that the soft landscaping is kept to amenity grass so as to not attract birds or other wildlife that may interfere with the airport’s operations.