Consultation Response Form

Introduction

The Airports Commission has assessed three options for a new runway in the South East of England:

· Gatwick Second Runway

· Heathrow Extended Northern Runway

· Heathrow North West Runway.

The Commission's analysis is captured in the following documents:

· the Commission's Consultation Document;

· a business case and sustainability assessment for each scheme;

· a series of detailed technical reports.

An explanation of how to navigate the Commission's analysis is provided in Section 2 of the Consultation Document, and a topic-specific index to help navigate the analysis is provided at Annex A. The consultation documents can be viewed on the Commission’s website.

The Commission wishes to consult on its assessments and assessment results. In particular, the Commission wishes to test the evidence base it has assembled, to understand stakeholders’ views as to the accuracy, relevance and breadth of the assessments it has undertaken, and to seek views on the potential conclusions that might be drawn from them. It is also interested in receiving evidence and ideas about how any or all of the short-listed options might be enhanced or improved, for instance through mitigation measures to address specific impacts.

The consultation will run for 12 weeks, ending at midnight on 3rd February 2015.

Using this consultation response form

This form can either be completed on a computer or printed-off and completed by hand. Details on how to submit the form via e-mail or post can be found at the back of the document. You may prefer to respond to the consultation via the Commission’s online response tool, found on the consultation page under the link ‘Respond online’.

Questions

The consultation questions are set out below, and are shown on the following pages with space to provide your response. There is no word limit for responses. If you are filling in the form by hand you may affix supplementary sheets as appropriate.

Please take care to ensure your comments are made in response to the relevant questions. You do not have to answer every question.

Questions 1-2 invite your views and conclusions in respect of the three short-listed options.

Q1 / What conclusions, if any, do you draw in respect of the three short-listed options? In answering this question please take into account the Commission's consultation documents and any other information you consider relevant. The options are described in Section 3 of the consultation document.
Q2 / Do you have any suggestions for how the short-listed options could be improved, i.e. their benefits enhanced or negative impacts mitigated? The options and their impacts are summarised in Section 3 of the consultation document.

Questions 3-4 relate to the Commission’s appraisal and overall approach.

Q3 / Do you have any comments on how the Commission has carried out its appraisal?The appraisal process is summarised in Section 2 of the consultation document.
Q4 / In your view, are there any relevant factors that have not been fully addressed by the Commission to date?

Questions 5-7 relate to how the Commission has appraised specific topics, constructed its sustainability appraisal and constructed its business case, respectively.

Q5 / Do you have any comments on how the Commission has carried out its appraisal of specific topics (as defined by the Commission’s 16 appraisal modules), including methodology and results?
Q6 / Do you have any comments on the Commission’s sustainability assessments,including methodology and results?
Q7 / Do you have any comments on the Commission’s business cases, including methodology and results?

Question 8 asks if you have any further comments on any aspect of the Commission’s work.

Q8 / Do you have any other comments?

Before answering the consultation questions we ask you to provide some details about yourself.

The Airports Commission is committed to an open and transparent process and will therefore publish the results of its consultation, along with all technical substantive responses, in due course. Consistent with UK data protection law, the personal details of respondents will not be made public.

About you

Are you responding to the Commission's consultation as an individual or as part of an organisation?

About you (continued)

Please only answer this page if you are responding as an individual.

Are you a UK resident?

About you (continued)

Please only answer this page if you are responding as an individual.

Please provide the first part of your postcode, e.g. D12, SW17.

Please supply your email address.

Your email address is important to help us ensure that all responses to the consultation are unique, and to inform you about the outcomes of the consultation if you would like us to do so. It will not be used for any other purpose.

Would you like to be informed via email of the outcomes of the consultation?

About you (continued)

Please only answer this page if you are responding as an individual.

Which of the following is your place of residence?

Please supply your email address.

Would you like to be informed via email of the outcomes of the consultation?

About you (continued)

Please only answer this page if you are responding as an organisation.

Please provide the name of your organisation.

Please indicate the category of your organisation (select the most applicable option).

Is your organisation based in the UK?

About your organisation

Please only answer this page if you are responding as an organisation.

Please provide the first part of your postcode, e.g. D12, SW17.

Please supply your email address.

Would you like to be informed via email of the outcomes of the consultation?

About your organisation (continued)

Please only answer this page if you are responding as an organisation.

In which continent is your organisation is based?

Please supply your email address.

Would you like to be informed via email of the outcomes of the consultation?

Your views and conclusions on the three short-listed options

Q1Whatconclusions, if any, do you draw in respect of the three short-listed options?

Inanswering this question please take into account the Commission's consultationdocuments and any other information you consider relevant. The options aredescribed in Section 3 of the consultation document.

If you have any comments, please provide thembelow. If you have no comments, please go to the next question.

Which of the shortlisted runway options, if any, do your comment(s) relate to? (Tick all that apply.)

Your views and conclusions on the three short-listed options

Q2Do youhave any suggestions for how the short-listed options could be improved, i.e.their benefits enhanced or negative impacts mitigated?

The options and theirimpacts are summarised in Section 3 of the consultation document.

If you have any comments, pleaseprovide them below. If you have nocomments, please go to the next question.

Which of the shortlisted runway options, if any, do your comment(s) relate to? (Tick all that apply.)

Your views on the Commission's appraisal and overall approach

Q3Do youhave any comments on how the Commission has carried out its appraisal?

The appraisal process is summarised in Section 2 of the consultation document.

Please limit your answer to comments about the approach to theappraisal. You will have the opportunityto comment on the results in another question.

Ifyou have comments about how the Commission has appraised specific topics,constructed its sustainability appraisal or constructed its business case, youmay wish to provide this information in Q5, Q6 and Q7 respectively, rather thanin this question.

If you have any comments, please provide them below. If you have no comments, please go to the next question.

Your views on the Commission's appraisal and overall approach

Q4In yourview, are there any relevant factors that have not been fully addressed by theCommission to date?

If you have any comments, please provide them below. If you have no comments, please go to the next question.

Your views on specific areas of the Commission's appraisal

Q5 Do you wish to comment on how the Commission has appraised specific topics (as defined by the Commission's 16 appraisal modules), including methodology and results?

These are:

· Strategic fit

· Economy impacts

· Local economy impacts

· Surface access

· Noise

· Air quality

· Biodiversity

· Carbon

· Water and flood risk

· Place

· Quality of life

· Community

· Cost and commercial viability

· Operational efficiency

· Operational risk

· Delivery

Your views on specific areas of the Commission's appraisal

Which appraisal modules would you like to comment on? Please tick all that apply.

Please enter your comments on the selected appraisal modules below. If you need additional room please attach further comments on separate pages, clearly noting the title of the appraisal module and shortlisted runway your comments refer to.

Which of the shortlisted runway options, if any, do your comment(s) relate to? (Tick all that apply.)

Your views on specific areas of the Commission's appraisal

Q6 Do you have any comments on the Commission’s sustainability assessments, including methodology and results?

If you have any comments, please provide them below. If you have no comments, please go to the next question.

Which of the shortlisted runway options, if any, do your comment(s) relate to? (Tick all that apply.)

Your views on specific areas of the Commission's appraisal

Q7Do youhave any comments on the Commission'sbusiness cases, including methodology and results?

If you have any comments, please provide them below. If you have no comments, please go to the next question.

Which of the shortlisted runway options, if any, do your comment(s) relate to?(Tick all that apply.)

Any further comments

Q8Do you have any other comments?

If you have any comments, please provide them below. If you have no comments, please go to the next question.

This is the end of the consultation response form.

If you wish to submit your response electronically, please e-mail this document, and any associated files, to: .

If you wish to post your response, please send to:

Airports Commission Consultation

Freepost RTKX-USUC-CXAS

PO Box 1492

Woking

GU22 2QR

Respondents who submit their response via e-mail will receive a confirmation message indicating that their response has been received. Respondents who submit their response via post will not receive confirmation that their response has been received.

Thank you for taking the time to participate in this consultation.Your comments will be considered by the Commission.

The findings of the Commission’s consultation will be published, along with all technical substantive responses, in a consultation report. Publication of this report will be announced on conventional and social media.