A year or so ago I was shown some outline plans of how MAN might look in 30 years time. These were purely speculative but included various possible terminals and runways. All these configurations had their advantages and disadvantages ( not least the public outcry/protests) at more development. One idea was to build a runway along the line of the old 10/28. This would start near the threshold of 24L and continue west through the area of the engine test bay towards the M56 motorway. A terminal would be sited where the current maintenance base is. Another terminal site would be to the south of 24L alongside the "remote" fire station.
Looks like one of these might come to fruition?