Decision details

Gloucestershire Airport

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

The Chair of the Joint Airport Working Group (JAWG) explained that a strategic review of Gloucestershire Airport had been commissioned by Gloucester City Council, the recommendations of which had now been approved by Gloucester City.

 

The consultants appointed to undertake the review had given a presentation to CBC’s Overview and Scrutiny at its last meeting. Members recognised that the airport generated significant economic benefits for the county and it was important that Cheltenham worked closely with Gloucester City on delivering the recommendations which they supported. They agreed that the next piece of work to take these forward should be progressed as soon as possible but in the meantime wished to reaffirm the Council’s commitment to a prosperous and thriving airport in Gloucestershire.

 

RESOLVED THAT

1.      The recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee be approved.

2.      The Council’s commitment to a prosperous and thriving airport in Gloucestershire be reaffirmed.

Reason No Public Access: para 3 of schedule 12a of Local Government Act 1972

Scrutiny Committee: O & S

Report author: Pat Pratley

Publication date: 12/12/2013

Date of decision: 10/12/2013

Decided at meeting: 10/12/2013 - Cabinet

Effective from: 20/12/2013

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