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TCAS FAN
May not be so straightforward. From memory there are provisions made in the airport's planning consent (possibly in the Section 106 Agreement) which requires (for noise abatement) that aircraft are not permitted to be closer to houses (I believe at least those in Southampton Road) than they would be on the current runway. This is one of the reasons why a parallel taxiway on the west side will never happen.
the planes won’t be any closer to Soton rd from where they are now according to the plans!