Purpose

See attached ODR

Content

To approve the making of an Article 4
Direction (“A4D”) to cancel the Article 4 Direction at
Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) which came into effect in June
2023, and was confirmed in September 2023. The current A4D removes
permitted development rights for the demolition of buildings within
the operational area of Doncaster Sheffield Airport and shown on
the map in Appendix 1. The effect of the current DSA A4D is that
any proposal to demolish a building within the specified boundary
requires a planning application to be submitted and the proposal to
be assessed through the full planning process.

The current DSA A4D was implemented to protect the buildings at DSA
from demolition and protect airport functionality whilst the future
of the airport remained uncertain. It was deemed that the
development (the potential demolition of buildings) was, at the
time, prejudicial to the proper planning of the area.

However, Mayor Ros Jones announced on 21 March 2024 that a 125-year
lease had been agreed for the City of Doncaster Council to take
over the airport, which will be the first stage in the process to
re-open the airport. Given this news, it is deemed that there is no
longer a risk
that buildings at the airport may be under threat of demolition,
and furthermore, that in taking on the lease of the airport, the
Council or associated operators may wish to undertake certain works
allowed under permitted development rights to prepare the airport
for re-opening. To facilitate this aim in an expedient manner, it
is necessary to remove the planning controls that were put in place
to preserve the airport functionality, which has now been secured
via the signing of the lease.