Airport safeguarding is a process that is established to ensure that aircraft taking off, landing or flying in the vicinity of an airport can do so safely and that all appropriate measures have taken place – from a safeguarding perspective – to secure this safety.
Airport safeguarding functions have several aspects including:
- Technical safeguarding
- Airport navigational equipment
- Physical safeguarding
Cranfield Airport have site-specific safeguarding maps that are lodged with five local planning authorities namely Bedford Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, Milton Keynes Council, Aylesbury Vale Council and Northamptonshire Council. The maps have been produced and distributed to indicate to a Local Planning Authority the types of development where consultation with Cranfield Airport is required.
Cranfield Airport Safeguarding Policy, November 2017.
For more information refer to:
ANO1 – Safeguarding of Aerodromes – an overview 2016
AN02 – Lighting near Aerodromes 2016
AN03 – Wildlife hazards around Aerodromes 2016
Crane Operators Permit
Crane Operations Permit – Application Form
Please complete the form and return it to airport-briefing@cranfield.ac.uk
Further Queries?
Cranfield Airport would strongly advise developers and others proposing a development within our safeguarded area to talk to us before finalising proposals and submitting planning applications to the Local Planning Authorities.
If you would like to contact us, please don’t hesitate to contact Jo Bampton – Airport Manager at j.bampton@cranfield.ac.uk
