RSP brands Manston Assessor’s report “amateur and poorly constructed”

22 Oct, 2021

Having read the Assessor’s report – which didn’t take long – it is clear that it is an amateur and poorly constructed report. Setting aside the numerous grammatical errors and typos – not to mention the reference at para 1.3  to a section on the sixth Carbon Budget that the author has then apparently forgotten to even write – the content of this report does not address the broader strategic need case set out in the Secretary of State’s original decision letter and is little more than a by-the-numbers review of the Examining Authority’s previous report, and series of opaque assertions using pre-2019 data, with little or no detailed analysis or reasoning behind any of the conclusions drawn.

Statement regarding BBC Politics South East – 20 June 2021

21 Jun, 2021

During an interview with BBC Politics South East, on Sunday 20 June, Cllr Karen Constantine, Kent County Councillor for Ramsgate, made a number of factually incorrect statements – which we have corrected below. Stansted  Cllr Constantine incorrectly stated that...

Statement of Matters published by Department for Transport

11 Jun, 2021

As part of the process to re-determine RiverOak Strategic Partners’ Development Consent Order application to reopen Manston Airport, the Department for Transport has today (Friday 11 June) published a Statement of Matters, outlining the topics on which they would like further information on from RSP as the applicant, together with any other interested parties, as they are required to do by law.