Paragraph 20 Surface accessI1
England and Wales
On or after the date on which the authorised development begins the undertaker must comply with, and the operation of the airport must be carried out in accordance withF1, the surface access commitments unless otherwise agreed in writing with—
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited in respect of commitments 14A and 14B; or
CBC and National Highways (in consultation with Surrey County Council and West Sussex County Council) in respect of any other commitment or matter.
Subject to F2sub-paragraphs (3) and (3A), the commencement of dual runway operations and/or first use of Work No. 6(a) (Pier 7) must not take place unless and until the annual monitoring report for the year immediately prior demonstrates that at least 54% of airport passengers’ journeys to and from the airport were made by public transport, unless otherwise agreed by CBC.
Commencement of dual runway operations F3and/or first use use of Work No. 6(a) (Pier 7) may take place notwithstanding sub-paragraph (2) if the annual monitoring report for the year immediately prior shows that in the monitored year there were fewer than 24 million airport passenger vehicle trips travelling to and from the airport.
First use of Work No. 6(a) (Pier 7) may take place notwithstanding sub- paragraph (2) once the undertaker has completed construction of the national highway works (and made an application to National Highways for a provisional certificate under paragraph 28 of Part 3 of Schedule 9).
In this requirement—
“annual monitoring report” has the same meaning as defined in the surface access commitments; and
“vehicle trips” means journeys using car-based modes (such as car, taxi and car rental) and includes passengers using drop off/pick up zones, on-airport F7car parks and off-airport car parks that are subject to annual counts to determine the number of trips.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 2 requirement 20(1): comma inserted (21.1.2026) by The Gatwick Airport (Northern Runway Project) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/43), art. 1, Sch. (which affecting local non-print S.I. is replaced by printed local S.I. 2026/1055)
- F2
Words in Sch. 2 requirement 20(2) substituted (21.1.2026) by The Gatwick Airport (Northern Runway Project) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/43), art. 1, Sch. (which affecting local non-print S.I. is replaced by printed local S.I. 2026/1055)
- F3
Words in Sch. 2 requirement 20(3) substituted (21.1.2026) by The Gatwick Airport (Northern Runway Project) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/43), art. 1, Sch.
- F4
Sch. 2 requirement 20(3A) inserted (21.1.2026) by The Gatwick Airport (Northern Runway Project) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/43), art. 1, Sch. (which affecting local non-print S.I. is replaced by printed local S.I. 2026/1055)
- F5
Words in Sch. 2 requirement 20(4) omitted (21.1.2026) by virtue of The Gatwick Airport (Northern Runway Project) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/43), art. 1, Sch. (which affecting local non-print S.I. is replaced by printed local S.I. 2026/1055)
- F6
Word in Sch. 2 requirement 20(4) inserted (21.1.2026) by The Gatwick Airport (Northern Runway Project) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/43), art. 1, Sch. (which affecting local non-print S.I. is replaced by printed local S.I. 2026/1055)
- F7
Word in Sch. 2 requirement 20(5) substituted (21.1.2026) by The Gatwick Airport (Northern Runway Project) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/43), art. 1, Sch. (which affecting local non-print S.I. is replaced by printed local S.I. 2026/1055)
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 2 para. 20 in force at 12.10.2025, see art. 1