Only Stobart are being greedy, but they have no choice. Scaling back on their ambition is no longer an option. Way too far down the runway to abort. And you are right, LTNman, SEN is hamstrung by its links to the motorway network. But LTN doesn't have a station 60 secs walk from the terminal, but neither that, nor anything else, has prevented expansion so wonderfully recorded by your photography on your home thread.
By the way, are you very, very tall? Or are you using a drone (naughty) to get those great shots?