Council approves Bristol Airport expansion
25.05.10
Plans to expand Bristol Airport have been passed by North Somerset councillors. The £150m scheme was recommended for approval by 10 votes to two. Council planners had recommended the scheme for approval, subject to more than 60 conditions including a restriction on night flights and a contribution of more than £5.5m for local transport improvements.
The airport said 4,000 jobs could be created and £340m injected into the local economy if plans were given the go-ahead. However, campaigners argued that a 60% increase in passenger numbers was too high. More than 5,500 comments were submitted during a consultation, with 5,180 of them objections to the plans.
The plans include an extended airport terminal, more car parking and new aircraft stands. The approval will now be referred to the secretary of state for communities and local government because there is an element of development - airport parking - on green belt land.
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