Decision details

The purpose of this report is to seek approval to provide economic hangars at Solent Airport at Daedalus to support General Aviation.

To provide economic hangars at Solent Airport to support managed hangarage, improve the utilisation of the existing general aviation hangars and allow further development on the western side of the site facilitating delivery of Swordfish Business Park.

RESOLVED that the Executive agrees:

(a)  the appropriate prudential; borrowing up to the maximum sum detailed in the confidential appendix and a capital budget to fund the construction of economic hangar provision at Solent Airport at Daedalus; and

(b)  to delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Regeneration, following consultation with the Executive Member for Policy and Resources to award the contract for the construction of the new hangars after a procurement exercise in accordance with the Council’s Procurement and Contract Procedure Rules 2019.