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General News
4 September, 2024
Airport plan waiting on latest data
Horsham's airport master plan is temporarily on hold as councillors await verification of data relating to potential passenger numbers.
Councillors voted on Monday to delay adopting the plan as presented to the public in July until specific figures on the catchment population could be rechecked.
Council's caution came after the plan for transforming the current aerodrome into a fully fledged airport was examined by the public in recent weeks.
The Horsham Airport Master Plan contains analysis of likely traffic throught the facility up until 2044 and makes recommendations for increasing commercial activity at the site, including by making the airport attractive to a regional airline.
Once the numbers have been either confirmed or updated, the plan will be considered by the new council at some point after the October local government election.
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