Bristol Airport expansion recommended for approval
25.02.10
The £150 million expansion plans at Bristol Airport have been recommended for approval by North Somerset Council planning officers. A 170-page report on the planning application, which could see the airport double in size to accommodate 10 million passengers a year and includes expanding the terminal plus more airport parking, will go before the Council's South Area Committee in a special meeting at 18:00 on March 3.
The report recommends approval of the application subject to 67 planning conditions and a legal agreement being entered into by Bristol Airport and North Somerset Council. This legal agreement will secure a number of financial contributions from the airport for schemes including improved road links to the terminal, new bus services, a 10 million a year passenger cap and limits on night flights.
Anti-expansion campaigners have urged the council to reject the proposal, claiming the plans would lead to massive rises in noise, traffic and pollution.
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