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Ref the A380, as noted by others it could park in the Alpha CDS today but it fills the space of three narrow bodied aircraft which is probably why the airport isn't so keen.
To JW95's earlier question about STN-TP, work has recently begun on the new domestic arrivals facility which should be in use in 2025.
That's correct regarding A380 parking. It essentially takes out another gate that could be used for another narrow-body. Sat1 in the afternoon is already a stretch with the Jet2 peak. A couple of their flights this season have had to go on Sat2. AJet are commonly going on there now too, which makes sense as they're handled with EasyJet and Play.
Regarding the Domestic facility, this logically needs addressing first as you can't serve Sat2 upstairs at Gates 20-39 once the TTS is decommissioned with the domestic gates as they are now. I suppose they'd have to fit out the plant room above the current domestic gates (80-88) for a fully split level Sat2, but I don't know how that may look eventually.