Approval likely for Durham Tees Valley Airport expansion
06.12.06
Coucillors are expected to approve major expansion plans at Durham Tees Valley airport within a matter of days, the Northern Echo reports.
The £56m plans, which were submitted a year ago, will see the terminal building extended and refurbished, bringing its capacity up to three million passengers a year. There will also be improved baggage handling and check-in facilities, lounges, office space and retail and restaurant facilities, along with the creation of a cargo and maintenance village, nine aircraft parking stands and 4,500 car parking spaces.
A report by Darlington and Stockton borough councils - who are considering the plans because they fall within both authority areas - proposes this element of the planning application be approved. It says that officers are satisfied with 'mitigation measures' to tackle noise and other problems.
The report concludes: 'In granting planning permission, both councils are mindful of the fact that the application proposes a significant investment in the airport which is likely to result in major economic benefits to the airport, the economies of Darlington, Stockton, the Tees Valley area and the region generally.'
Meanwhile, no objections have been raised by Stockton planners on a second application for a 18,600sq metre business park to include a 100-bedroom airport hotel, pub and restaurant, which will be considered by Darlington council. Stockton council's planning committee will discuss the plans today, before their counterparts in Darlington meet on December 12.
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