Response 3532068

Response to request for information

Reference

3532068

Response date

1 August 2024

Request

Were the Borough Council made aware of the possibility that the site of Nottingham City Airport is contaminated with radium (due to its role in WWII as an aircraft repair works, and as a dismantling works in the decades afterwards), when it was offered up for inclusion in the Local Plan 2014?

What information was shared with the Borough Council about possible radium contamination of the site of Nottingham City Airport at the time that it was submitted in the "call for sites"?

What information about possible radium contamination of the site of Nottingham City Airport was submitted by the council to the general public as part of the consultation on the Local Plan?

What information about possible radium contamination of the site of Nottingham City Airport was submitted by the council to the Planning Inspectorate during the consultation, public hearings and formal approval of the Local Plan 2014?

Response

Were the Borough Council made aware of the possibility that the site of Nottingham City Airport is contaminated with radium (due to its role in WWII as an aircraft repair works, and as a dismantling works in the decades afterwards), when it was offered up for inclusion in the Local Plan 2014?

The likelihood of contamination associated with the site’s use as an airfield was referenced by the airfield owners. There was no specific reference to potential radium contamination.

What information was shared with the Borough Council about possible radium contamination of the site of Nottingham City Airport at the time that it was submitted in the "call for sites"?

The likelihood of contamination associated with the site’s use as an airfield was referenced by the airfield owners. There was no specific reference to potential radium contamination.

What information about possible radium contamination of the site of Nottingham City Airport was submitted by the council to the general public as part of the consultation on the Local Plan?

Information on possible radium contamination was not made available as part of the consultation material for Local Plan Part 1.

What information about possible radium contamination of the site of Nottingham City Airport was submitted by the council to the Planning Inspectorate during the consultation, public hearings and formal approval of the Local Plan 2014?

The Geo-Environmental Report was made available to the Planning Inspector who examined the Local Plan Part 1.