HL Deb 14 October 2002 vol 639 cc39-40WA
Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What conditions were applied in the determination of the planning application for Heathrow Terminal 5 requiring construction materials to be transported to sites by rail; and what construction works are being planned and built to enable compliance with these conditions. [HL5828]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Conditions attached to the planning consent for Terminal 5 are set out in Annex G(i) of the decision letter. Condition A107,Commitment to Delivery of Certain Materials by Rail, states:

"Except in emergency (which for the avoidance of doubt shall include industrial action) and unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority and provided that permission is granted for the Colnbrook Logistics Centre pursuant to application No P/09924/005 in terms which allow construction of railhead facilities in time and of sufficient capacity, and with exception of those materials required during the first six months of the development whilst the railhead is being established up to a maximum of 50,000 tonnes, BAA will not import other than by rail all its requirements for crushed rock aggregates, cement and cement replacement powders and reinforcing steel for use in construction of the development hereby permitted".

A rail depot is to be constructed at Colnbrook, Colnbrook Logistics Centre, in accordance with application referred to in condition A107 and in accordance with the Secretary of State's consent.

Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list the volumes of tonnages of the main categories of materials for the construction of Heathrow Terminal 5 planned to be transported to the site or adjacent terminals by (a) rail; (b) road; and (c) air. [HL5829]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

This matter is referred to in the inspector's report under Topic Report 9, section 3,The Case for Spelthorne, Construction, paragraph 3.5.5. This indicated that BAA's estimate at that time was that 22 per cent of material would be likely to come by rail. Local distribution would be by road.

I am not aware of any breakdown of materials to be transported by other modes of transport.