The aerodrome is privately owned and has its own management team who are responsible for all aviation activities. Senior members of the aerodrome management attend the committee meetings. The RACC, and the Chairperson, does not have any executive or decision making power over the aerodrome and is not involved in the management of the aerodrome, nor any of its’ commercial activities.
The committee is comprised, in part, of representatives of various local authorities and parish councils, though the committee is independent and not affiliated to any local authority. The committee does not vote, nor adopt resolutions and no public finance is involved. Committee meetings are not open to the public, but members of the public can submit questions to committee members, in advance of a committee meeting. The Minutes of committee meetings are made available on the aerodrome’s website.
Applicants are recommended to read the Department for Transport’s Guidelines for Aerodrome Consultative Committees (2014), as the guidance note helps to explains how such committees should operate. This document be accessed via the link below.
Guidelines for airport consultative committees