Written question asked by Lord Hanningfield (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 January 2006.

Stansted Airport

Question: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 14 December (WA 168), whether the number of historic or listed buildings possibly affected by the construction of a second runway at Stansted Airport announced by BAA on 9 December differs from the proposals published in their White Paper The future of air transport; and, if so, how.

Answer: BAA’s Stansted Generation 2 consultation document, published on the 9 December, states that the possible construction of its preferred second runway airport layout option (option A) would entail the loss of 25 listed properties (grade II).This is slightly fewer than was stated in the White Paper; the assessment for the indicative runway layout option shown in the White Paper was that it would entail a loss of 29 listed buildings and two scheduled ancient monuments.BAA’s consultation document also contains a map of environmental features in the Stansted airport vicinity, which includes the sites of listed buildings, scheduled ancient monuments and conservation areas. BAA’s consultation closes on 24 March, and further details can be obtained at their website at www.stanstedairport.com/future.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 3090; 677 c46-7WA
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Stansted Airport
Wednesday, 14 December 2005
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Construction Demolition Airports Historic buildings Listed buildings Stansted Airport
Contains statistics: Yes