PART 1

SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

Transport

Airports
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1
The following kinds of development are significant infrastructure projects—
a
the construction of an airport in Wales or the Welsh marine area in a case within subsection (2),
b
the alteration of an airport in Wales or the Welsh marine area in a case within subsection (3), or
c
an increase in the permitted use of an airport in Wales or the Welsh marine area in a case within subsection (5).
2
Construction of an airport is within this subsection if (when constructed) the airport is expected to be capable of providing—
a
air passenger transport services for at least 1 million passengers per year, or
b
air cargo transport services for at least 5,000 air transport movements of cargo aircraft per year.
3
Alteration of an airport is within this subsection if the alteration is expected—
a
to increase by at least 1 million per year the number of passengers for whom the airport is capable of providing air passenger transport services, or
b
to increase by at least 5,000 per year the number of air transport movements of cargo aircraft for which the airport is capable of providing air cargo transport services.
4
“Alteration”, in relation to an airport, includes the construction, extension or alteration of—
a
a runway at the airport,
b
a building at the airport, or
c
a radar or radio mast, antenna or other apparatus at the airport.
5
An increase in the permitted use of an airport is within this subsection only if—
a
it is an increase of at least 1 million per year in the number of passengers for whom the airport is permitted to provide air passenger transport services, or
b
it is an increase of at least 5,000 per year in the number of air transport movements of cargo aircraft for which the airport is permitted to provide air cargo transport services.
6
In this section—
- “air cargo transport services” (“gwasanaethau cludo cargo awyr”) means services for the carriage by air of cargo;
- “air passenger transport services” (“gwasanaethau cludo teithwyr awyr”) means services for the carriage by air of passengers;
- “air transport movement” (“symudiad cludo awyr”) means a landing or take-off of an aircraft;
- “cargo” (“cargo”) includes mail;
- “cargo aircraft” (“awyren cargo”) means an aircraft which is—
  1. designed to transport cargo but not passengers, and
  2. engaged in the transport of cargo on commercial terms;
- “permitted” (“a ganiateir”) means permitted by planning permission or infrastructure consent.