The Communications Centre,
USAF Croughton, May 2016
Croughtonwatch:
Joint Intelligence Analysis Centre (JIAC)
‘Croughtonwatch’ is a monitoring campaign devoted to USAF Croughton in Northamptonshire – part of a global electronic communications, control and surveillance network that projects American military power across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
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2019-10-07
Urgent update, October 2019
A series of announcements over the Summer suggest that the JIAC development at USAF Croughton has been shelved, the reasons being partly practical, partly budgetary. There's more detail of these changes available in this article: How Donald Trump’s Border Wall Helped to Terminate the USAF Croughton ‘Joint Intelligence Analysis Centre’ (JIAC).
The NATO JIAC pages will be updated once the position has been clarified – and the move to USAF Molesworth set out in detail.
JIAC Documentation
This page contains reports and documentation which directly relate to the design and construction of the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex (JIAC). These reports described the physical development of the complex, as well as the organisational and budgetary background to the project.
To view information on the strategic and policy background to intelligence fusion and cyberwarfare, go to the Technical Reports page.
To view more general articles and news stories about these issues, go to the Articles & Media page.
In this page:
- JIAC Planning Permission Documents
This section contains South Northamptonshire Council's committee reports and the decision notice - JIAC Planning Application Documents
This section contains the planning application for the SATCOM and EIC developments, and the most significant supporting documentation which describes the development - JIAC EA Screening Documents
This section contains the Defence Infrastructure Organisation's (DIO) screening report, the delegated officer's report on the screening application, and South Northamptonshire's formal opinion document - Military Construction Program Budget Estimates
This section contains the budgets for US Air Force construction projects, submitted to the US Congress for approval - General Reports and Information
This section contains a varied collection of documents and reports related to the JIAC development
JIAC Planning Permission Documents
This section contains South Northamptonshire Council's committee reports and the decision notice:
- Notice of Decision – Town and Country Planning Act 1990,
South Northamptonshire Council, June 2016 - Officer's report – Erection of operational buildings and associated development including access road, car parking area, external plant, hard and soft landscaping, hardstanding areas and infiltration basin, South Northamptonshire Council, June 2016
JIAC Planning Application Documents
This section contains the planning application for the SATCOM and EIC developments, and the most significant supporting documentation which describes the development:
- Planning Application Form, March 2016
- RAF Croughton SATCOM Planning Statement, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- Supporting documentation:
- Acoustic Planning Report, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- Contaminated Land Assessment, Mott McDonald, February 2016
- Design Access Statement, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- Acoustic Planning Report, Mott McDonald, August 2015
- Flood Risk Assessment, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- Heritage Statement, Mott McDonald, July 2015
- External Lighting Assessment Report, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- Radome Area Revised, Relux, January 2016
- Transport Statement, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- RAF Croughton SATCOM 3D Indicative Visualisations, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- Maps and plans of the SATCOM/EIC developments:
- RAF Croughton SATCOM Detailed Site Location Plan, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- RAF Croughton SATCOM Proposed Site Layout, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- RAF Croughton SATCOM Landscape GA Sheet 1, HLM Architects, November 2015
- RAF Croughton SATCOM Landscape GA Sheet 2, HLM Architects, November 2015
- RAF Croughton SATCOM Site Location Plan, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- RAF Croughton SATCOM Existing Site Layout, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- RAF Croughton SATCOM Drainage Masterplan, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- Admin Building GA Elevation, HLM Architects, October 2015
- Admin Building GA Roof Plan, HLM Architects, October 2015
- RAF Croughton SATCOM Admin Building Floor Layout, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- RAF Croughton SATCOM Typical Details External Infrastructure, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- Entry Control Point GA Plan Section & Elevations, HLM Architects, October 2015
- RAF Croughton SATCOM PL1 Building External Plant Elevations, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- PL1 Building GA Roof Plan, HLM Architects, October 2015
- RAF Croughton SATCOM PL1 Building Floor Layout, Mott McDonald, March 2016
- MOD Boundary Plan, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, 2012
JIAC EA Screening Documents
'Screening' is a process where a developer asks the local council requires an environmental impact statement for the development they wish to carry out. South Northamptonshire Council decided that the SATCOM and associated developments were not significant enough to warrant a full environmental impact statement.
This section contains the Defence Infrastructure Organisation's (DIO) screening report, the delegated officer's report on the screening application, and South Northamptonshire's formal opinion document:
- Screening Opinion for the SATCOM development at RAF Croughton Road Croughton NN13 5NQ, South Northamptonshire Council, 2016
- Delegated Report – Application for Screening Opinion (SCR), South Northamptonshire Council, 2016
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Report – SATCOM Facility within RAF Croughton, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), February 2016
- Screening opinion for EIC and school development at RAF Croughton Road Croughton NN13 5NQ, South Northamptonshire Council, 2016
- Delegated Report – Application for Screening Opinion (SCR), South Northamptonshire Council, 2016
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Report – EIC and School development within RAF Croughton, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), March 2016
Military Construction Program Budget Estimates
This section contains the budgets for US Air Force construction projects, submitted to the US Congress for approval.
The simplest way to find the budgets for the JIAC development is to work search the PDF file for 'croughton':
- Military Construction Program – Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 – Budget Estimates, Justification Data Submitted to Congress, Department of the Air Force, February 2016
- Military Construction Program – Family Housing – Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 – Budget Estimates, Justification Data Submitted to Congress, Department of the Air Force, February 2016
- Military Construction Program – Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 – Budget Estimates, Justification Data Submitted to Congress, Department of the Air Force, February 2015
- Military Construction Program – Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 – Budget Estimates, Justification Data Submitted to Congress, Department of the Air Force, March 2014
- Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 2015, US Congress, 2014
General Reports and Information
This section contains a varied collection of documents and reports related to the JIAC development.
- Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex: DOD Partially Used Best Practices for Analyzing Alternatives and Should Do So Fully for Future Military Construction Decisions (Report to Congressional Requesters), US General Accounting Office, September 2016
(you can also download the summary for this report) - Statement Of General Philip Breedlove, Commander, U.S. Forces Europe, House Armed Services Committee, 25th February 2015
- European Infrastructure Consolidation (notice issued to local community), 501st Combat Support Wing, February 2015