TREASURY AND RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
JERSEY PROPERTY HOLDINGS
Property Transaction for Ministerial Decision - Minister for Treasury and Resources
SUBJECT
PART DEMOLITION OF THE 1937 ARRIVALS BUILDING
AT JERSEY AIRPORT
Purpose
To inform the Director of JPH and the Assistant Minister of T&R about the proposed part demolition of the Arrivals Building and why.
To requested the Decision Paper for both the Planning and Building Applications to be signed as the “land owner”.
Under Standing Order 168, the Minister must approve the alteration of any public building and the Arrival Building falls into this category.
Background
The issue of compliance in terms of the separation of the Alpha Taxiway and Runway has been addressed in the Master Planning process and is accounted for in the Jersey Airport CAPEX programme. The airport management team has identified that the long-term aim will be to re-align the taxiway to maintain the 168m centre line to centre line distance with the runway, in accordance with the requirements of ICAO Annex 14; CAA (CAP168 Chp3, Para 7.8 Taxiway separation distances and Table 3.4) and the Director of Civil Aviation.
Within the CAPEX programme a number of projects are identified for delivery over the period 2009 to 2030 that will result in the achievement of full compliance with the regulatory requirements. The master plan process has recorded this process to ensure that the operational requirements of the airport and the need to achieve full compliance are not compromised by future development proposals.
As part of the runway project (completed in 2009) stop bars were installed on the Alpha taxiway and procedures were adopted by Air Traffic Services to manage the section of the taxiway that extends around hangar 4 and the north end of the Arrivals building that is currently non-complaint. This management procedure has been accepted by the regulator as an interim measure pending future re-alignment of the taxiway to achieve compliance.
In 2008 the construction of the new Air Traffic Control Centre (ATCC) and Visual Control Room (VCR) was commenced and is scheduled to become fully operational by mid-2010. Once this has happened the existing 1960’s and 1970’s additions to the 1937 building will be demolished to comply with agreements with regulators to remove these parts of the structure as they obstruct parts of the view of the taxiway and runway from the new VCR and infringe the protected 1 in 7 transition surface of the runway strip (CAP 168, Ch4, Para 4 and Fig 4.1).
Current Situation
The requirement to address the obstruction issues as well as the general dilapidated state of the 1937 building and thus the need to ultimately demolish the building was agreed in principal by the Harbours & Airport Committee (9 November 2000).
Nearly all of the proposed demolitions of the 1960’s and 1970’s additions contain asbestos and the building has been subject to air monitoring for many years at great cost to the Airport.
The 1937 building will remain in situ as the arrivals building until at least 2016, at which time it is currently planned within the CAPEX programme that the arrivals facilities will be upgraded and remodelled to address the remaining non-compliance issue of infringement of the 1 in 7 transition surface and remove obstructions from the eventual route of the Alpha taxiway re-alignment. Re-alignment of Alpha Taxiway is currently planned in the CAPEX programme for completion 2030/2031 to maximise the use of the asset created in 2001, but this will be kept under review and does not take account of any unforeseen future changes in the regulatory requirements.
There is no SSI or BLI status for the building in part or whole.
However, when the second phase of demolition is proposed in the future, there is likelihood for objection or a sudden public “feeling” for the building.
Conclusion
The amendments/additions to the building over the years pose a continued health risk to occupants and reoccupation is not recommended.
Re-investment in improvements to these areas cannot be carried out due to the obstruction and sight line infringements.
The only way forward is the commencement of the phased demolition which will eventually result in the total demolition of the building and rebuilding of a new arriving passengers facility.
Recommendation
Approve both applications for Planning and Building Permission and duly sign them.
Written By: Head of Capital, JPH
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Authorised By: (Director/Assistant Director JPH)
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