Objection 8. Options for Policy YV5 'Yeovil Airfield flight safety zone' have not been explored thoroughly or imaginatively. The Local Plan is intended as a long term plan and yet this policy is dictated by immediate needs. The airfield is critical to AgustaWestland's (AW) current operation but is an anachronism that should be challenged whilst improving AWs future competivity. The opportunity of relocating AWs flight test activity to the much bigger airfield at Yeovilton should be explored. A s

We note that Policy YV5 intends to maintain an area of land to the west of Yeovil wherein only development that can be "justified as causing no hazard to the operational needs of [the] aerodrome" will be permitted. Para 5.61 refer to this a "built development" being "precluded".

5.5 It is noted in the Submission Plan that Policy YV5: Yeovil Airfield Flight Safety Zone has been delineated on the basis of information supplied by Augusta Westland. 5.6 Civil Aviation Authority advice is as follows: * Whilst aircraft follow a number of routes surrounding an airport, it is statistically more likely for an airport-related aircraft incident to occur on landing rather than on. take-off. In the UK, the majority of airports use long, straight, arrival routes that follow the exte

Conflict is being created with suggestion of developing surround land. The present land uses should be secured to avoid risk of infringement and potentail calamities should any licence be reascinded.

9. Agusta Westland is key to the strategic importance and the economy of the whole district. WE SUPPORT the view that Agusta Westland should retain its estate and airfield, we also SUPPORT the need to retain the flight safety zone.