
Project titles Relating To Image Above:
1a – Storage of military material (DABS) (Group 1 project) (this project has already been screened for EIA).
1b – Storage of military munitions (MHA) (Group 1 project) (this project has already been screened for EIA).
2d – Multi-purpose hangar (MPH) (4 Bay hangar Bomb Proof) (Group 2 project).
3a – Northeast taxiway and hard-standing (Group 3 project). (This project is part of the normal life-cycle replacement of
infrastructure on the base and is included in this report for the consideration of potential cumulative effects).
Other potential projects (Group 4 and the remainder of Group 3 projects) are too uncertain to be shown at this time.
Time Frame:
Group 1
DABS August 2021 18 months (Delayed till after MHA is complete)
MHA August 2021 20 months (Work will begin later this year 2022)
Group 2
MPH January 2021 20 months (Due to be completed in December 2022)
Group 3
Northeast taxiway and hardstanding repairs September 2021 20 months
Group 4 Temporary developments
medical clinic After August 2021 n/a
school After August 2021 24 months
Permanent developments
medical clinic After 2022 (month not confirmed)
school After 2022
Regarding Flying Credit to Spitfire88
Flying will increase at Fairford and there will be a minimum of 4 BTF deployments a year. plus the U2's
As you can see a significant amount of work is about to begin or has already begun and it should be interesting to watch the base change. One thing is for certain though the MPH will definitely be one of the bigger military hangar complexes in the UK and be a right pain in the

