A new planning statement has been placed on the towns planning application portal.
The statement which runs to 19 pages includes the reasoning why the canopy footprint was shrunk to next to nothing.
The main purpose of the canopy is to provide shelter for passengers queuing for buses in the CTA. During design development of the forecourt and canopy, it became apparent that the originally proposed canopy was at a height which would not provide cover from rain in windy conditions. A revised design has developed to deliver a lower canopy which will provide better shelter from the rain.
Cover is provided for passengers entering and exiting the terminal through two separate awning canopies, and a third canopy is provided for passengers walking to, and queueing for, Luton Airport Parkway transfer buses. The materials used in the construction of the canopy shall be white PVC coated tensile transparent fabric membrane.
So there you have it, a couple of mini awnings fronting the terminal and a narrow walkway fits the bill.
The two aprons around the former flying club are now going to be left for business aviation
3.6 North Stands
The planning application included indicative drawings for the North Stands. The demand for general aviation remains high at the airport, and it was decided during design development that this space was best used for this purpose, particularly given the orientation of access and egress from the space. As an added benefit, more separation space has been provided between retained building 104 and operational areas. hangar 55 will be demolished as per the original plans, in due course. The changes proposed are restricted to siting changes to improve circulation and separation distances. Drawing number 40153-01 shows the plan details.
3.5 Central Search Area
The originally permitted scheme increased the number of security lanes from twelve to twenty in the new central search area. Since that time, LLAOL has completed research which has demonstrated 16 lanes, using the latest generation of automatic tray return systems (TRS), are required. All changes are internal. Drawing numbers 40153-11 and 40153-12 show the plan details.
LLAOL will increase the number of security lanes from twelve to fourteen in 2018, earlier than originally planned, using manual tray return systems, and then increase capacity using the latest generation of TRS as dictated by passenger number demands. The overall size of the Central Search Area is not reduced from the original plan.
The proposed change provides the further benefits of creating a more open space, for an improved passenger experience.
Also the capacity has been set in the planning permission at 18 million passengers so there can't be any extra passenger creep without permission.
The new total floors space of the terminal is 89,242m2
Lots of other stuff mentioned that I won't go into here but it is available online to download.
Images showing hints of the second multistory and the station.
