Paragraph 4 Detailed designI1
England and Wales
No part of the authorised development (except for the highway works and listed works) is to commence until CBC has been consulted on the design of that part.
Consultation under sub-paragraph (1) must take place by—
the undertaker providing CBC with an explanatory note, drawings (where necessary) and a compliance statement regarding the design of the part in question; and
CBC providing its comments (if any) within 8 weeks beginning with the day after the information was provided to CBC pursuant to sub-paragraph (2)(a), unless a longer time period is agreed in writing between CBC and the undertaker.
Any part of the authorised development to which sub-paragraph (1) applies must be carried out in accordance with the design principles in appendix 1 of the design and access statement unless otherwise agreed in writing with CBC.
No part of any listed works is to commence until the details referred to in sub-paragraph (5) for the layout, siting, scale and external appearance of the buildings, structures and works within that part have been submitted to and approved in writing by—
for Work No. 40(a) (pedestrian footbridge over the River Mole), MVDC (in consultation with RBBC); and
for all other listed works, CBC.
The details referred to in sub-paragraph (4) must include—
an explanatory note;
drawings;
a compliance statement;
details of layout, siting, scale, external appearance and levels (including existing and finished floor levels and ground levels);
a schedule of external materials and finishes;
details of any associated structures;
access arrangements;
an operational lighting scheme for the part;
details of any construction and sustainability measures; and
for part of a work that is subject to design review in accordance with annex A of appendix 1 of the design and access statement, the relevant “Design Review Statement” as defined in that annex A.
The relevant part of the listed works must be carried out in accordance with the details approved under sub-paragraph (4) unless otherwise agreed in writing with MVDC (in consultation with RBBC) or CBC (as relevant depending on which authority approved the details).
In this requirement “compliance statement” means a document that sets out how—
the part of the authorised development in question will be constructed in accordance with the design principles in appendix 1 of the design and access statement, unless otherwise agreed in writing with—
for a part to which sub-paragraphs (1) or (4)(b) apply, CBC; or
for a part to which sub-paragraph (4)(a) applies, MVDC (in consultation with RBBC); and
in carrying out that part the undertaker would comply with article 6 (limits of works), including detailing any reliance by the undertaker on article 6(6).
The non-highway works for which detailed design approval is required F1are set out in the table below.
(1) Work No. | (2) Work description |
|---|---|
| 16 | New aircraft hangar |
| 22(a) – (c) and (g) | Extending the North Terminal International Departure Lounge and constructing a multi-storey car park |
| 23(a) | Extending the South Terminal International Departure Lounge |
| 26 | Hotel north of multi-storey car park 3 |
| 27 | Hotel on the car rental site |
| 28(a) – (c) | Hotel, office and multi-storey car park on the Car Park H site |
| 29 | Converting the existing Destinations Place office into a hotel |
| 30 | Car Park Y |
| 31 | Car Park X |
| 32 | Works to remove existing car parking at North Terminal Long Stay car park and construct a decked car parking structure |
| 40(a) | Pedestrian footbridge over the River Mole |
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in Sch. 2 requirement 4(8) 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
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Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 12.10.2025, see art. 1