Originally Posted by
AndrewH52
Given the scale of proposed expansion (i.e. in excess of 10 million increase in passengers) this is classed as a nationally significant infrastructure project and so is not determined by the local planning authority. The government will make the decision on whether to grant the necessary development orders, not the planning committee.
Sorry you are wrong. The application for 32 million will indeed go to Government as a DCO but mini applications by LLAOL to increase capacity in small chunks up to a maximum of 22.5 million passengers within the airports existing boundary can and will be decided by the local planning authority. The first application for an extra million is on the councils planning portal.