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Aviation Impacts Assessment – Vryrnwy to Frankton OHL

by Peter Forbes on September 1, 2026 No comments

Working in conjunction with Arcadis, ASA is undertaking an Aviation Impacts Assessment for a proposed new approx 50km (31 mile) overhead power line (OHL) for Green GEN Cymru between near Cefn Coch in Powys and Lower Frankton in Shropshire. The project, which follows similar assessments carried out by ASA for new OHLs between Norwich and Tilbury in East Anglia and Grimsby to Walpole in Lincolnshire, involves consultation with stakeholders to evaluate any possible operational impacts for fixed wing aircraft, helicopters, ballooning, model aircraft and drone flying in the area.

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Peter ForbesAviation Impacts Assessment – Vryrnwy to Frankton OHL

Manston Airport ACP

by Peter Forbes on May 19, 2026 6 comments

Alan Stratford and Associates is providing consultancy advice to Ramsgate Town Council for their response to the Airspace Change Proposal (ACP) for the re-opening of Manston Airport in Kent. If the cargo hub project were to proceed, flights to and from the airport would overfly Ramsgate causing significant noise disturbance for many residents.

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Farnborough Airport Third Party Risk Assessment and Public Safety Zones (PSZs)

by Peter Forbes on January 23, 2026 1 comment

To evaluate the current planning application for the proposed changes to the aircraft movement limits and the Public Safety Zones (PSZs) at Farnborough Airport, Rushmore Borough Council has commissioned Alan Stratford and Associates to undertake a review of any possible changes in the third party accident risk to those living near the airport. This assessment is required due to a condition in the Local Plan regarding third party risk at Farnborough Airport.

 

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Peter ForbesFarnborough Airport Third Party Risk Assessment and Public Safety Zones (PSZs)

Tower development – Canning Town, East London

by Peter Forbes on September 12, 2025 No comments

ASA is undertaking an aviation impacts assessment for a proposed tower development (Holiday Inn Express) at Canning Town in East London.  The assessment, which takes account of the safeguarding requirements of London City Airport, will accompany the planning application and is prepared on behalf of the developer, RBH.

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Development of Old Sarum airfield

by Peter Forbes on February 8, 2025 No comments

Alan Stratford and Associates providing advice for a financial viability assessment at a planning appeal for the proposed development of Old Sarum airfield in Wiltshire. The plans involve building 315 houses on the site with new airfield infrastructure including an aviation hub, new hangars and the restoration of an existing World War I hangar.

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Aviation Impacts Assessment

by Peter Forbes on December 13, 2024 No comments

ASA is advising the National Grid on the aviation-related implications of the proposed Chesterfield to Willington overhead power line and the possible operational impacts for nearby airfields and airstrips.

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Review of air services to St Helena

by Peter Forbes on November 27, 2024 No comments

Alan Stratford and Associates (ASA) has been undertaking a review of air services to
St Helena, a remote island situated some 1,200 miles off the west coast of southern
Africa. Since the construction of a new airport which opened in 2016, air services
have been provided to and from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Ascension Island. St
Helena is a British Overseas Territory administered by the UK Foreign and
Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) and the St Helena Government.

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Peter ForbesReview of air services to St Helena

Proposed testbed vertiport at Bicester Aerodrome

by Peter Forbes on March 5, 2024 No comments

Alan Stratford and Associates is delighted to be working with Bicester Motion and Skyports on a planning application for a testbed vertiport at Bicester Aerodorome in Oxfordshire.  Comprehensive testing of the infrastructure, systems and operational procedures for vertiports is crucial as we move forward into this exciting new era for aviation.  Further details at https://skyports.net/skyports-and-bicester-motion-unveil-plans-for-uks-first-vertiport-testbed-for-air-taxi-industry/

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Peter ForbesProposed testbed vertiport at Bicester Aerodrome

Aviation Safeguarding Assessment – Plymouth City Airport

by Peter Forbes on February 2, 2024 No comments

ASA is undertaking an aviation impacts assessment relating to a proposed new residential development near the former Plymouth City Airport (PCA). PCA is safeguarded within Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan with a view to potentially reopening as a general aviation airport.

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Expert panel-African aviation

by Peter Forbes on November 27, 2023 No comments

Peter Forbes, ASA’s Director, was on an Expert Panel for African aviation for MSc Air Transport Management students at Cranfield University last week. This represented part of ASA’s continued links with one of the world’s leading universities undertaking research and providing courses in air transport management.

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