At LGW, when things are quieter during the night and there's either a crosswind or little wind and when the Northern Runway is in use we'll use 08L arrive & 26R depart. This really expedites flights and improves the flow rate. Can't do it during the day, though, or you'd meet all the traffic coming the other way!
Cheers,
TOO
ps Advance Warning - 120 nights of Northern Runway ops planned for this summer - should keep TC well in practice with the jolly old SRAs! I did ask if we could work up an RNAV solution for the approach - apparently it's possible but will take several years to implement. Ho Hum...