NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO MAKE A NON-MATERIAL CHANGE TO THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER THE MANSTON AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER 2022

SECTION 153 PLANNING ACT 2008 REGULATION 6 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (CHANGE TO, AND REVOCATION OF, DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDERS) REGULATIONS 2011 (AS AMENDED) NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO MAKE A NON-MATERIAL CHANGE TO THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER THE MANSTON AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER 2022 (S.I. 2022/922) PLANNING INSPECTORATE REFERENCE: TR020002

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that RiverOak Strategic Partners Ltd (“RiverOak”) c/o TLT LLP, 20 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7JE is submitting an application (“the Application”) to the Secretary of State for Transport under Regulation 4 of the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 (as amended), for a non-material change to be made to the Manston Airport Development Consent Order 2022 (“the DCO”).  The Planning Inspectorate reference number is TR020002.

The DCO granted consent to RiverOak to undertake works to redevelop Manston Airport in Thanet, Kent and to carry out all associated works including to acquire, compulsorily or by agreement, land and rights in
land and to use land for this purpose. The DCO also includes provisions in connection with the maintenance and operation of the authorised development. The DCO was made on 18 August 2022 and came into force
on 8 September 2022.

Summary of the Main Proposals

The Application seeks two non-material changes to the DCO as follows:
(1) To amend Schedule 2, Part 1, Paragraph 2 (Time Limits) as follows:
To amend the time limit to commence the authorised development from the expiration of ‘five’ years
beginning with the date that the DCO came into force to ‘seven’ years beginning with the date that the
DCO came into force. (2) To amend Schedule 2, Part 1, Paragraph 24 (High Resolution Direction Finder) as follows:
To amend the requirement so that as an alternative to the Applicant having to agree with the Ministry of
Defence a detailed mitigation scheme for the provision of an alternate High Resolution Direction Finder,
the Ministry of Defence is able to confirm that an alternate High Resolution Direction Finder is not required.

Copies of Application Documents

The Application and its accompanying documents are available to view electronically and download, free of charge, on the project page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website, being a website maintained by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, and can be found under the tab “Documents” at: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/TR020002/documents
The documents will remain available until at least 5 July 2026.
Further information regarding the Application and its accompanying documents may be obtained from the
Applicant by using the following contact details:
Email: Consultation.Manston@TLT.com
Telephone: 0333 006 1871
Post: FAO RiverOak, TLT LLP, 20 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7JE
A free digital copy of the Application documents can be obtained by writing or sending an email to the
Applicant using the contact details above. Alternatively, a paper copy can be obtained on request, but a charge
of £50 will be made.

Making representations about the Application

Any person may make representations on the proposed non-material change to the Secretary of State by email to: manstonairport@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or by post to National Infrastructure Planning, The Planning
Inspectorate, c/o QUADIENT, 69 Buckingham Avenue, Slough, SL1 4PN, quoting reference TR020002.
Should you have any difficulty in submitting a representation, please contact the Planning Inspectorate at either manstonairport@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or by telephone on 0303 444 5000.

The deadline for receipt of representations is 11.59pm on 5 July 2026.

Please note that any submitted representations to the Planning Inspectorate may be published on the National Infrastructure Planning website for the Application and will be subject to their privacy policy which can be
viewed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/planning-inspectorate-privacy-notices/customerprivacy-notice
TLT LLP
20 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7JE
Solicitors acting on behalf of RiverOak Strategic Partners Ltd
28 May 2026