Short-term proposals are for planning permission to be applied for in early 2006 to cover..
New stands on short-term car park.
Extension for a full length parallel taxiway.
Multi-story carpark near to terminal.
Extension to existing terminal.
Work on above hopefully completed by Oct 2007.
Revision of airport boundries( S & E) to cover planned new expansion.
Late 2006 Planning permission applied for 3000m full length runway south of exisiting + 65000sq ft south terminal + 35 new stands to be in operation by late 2011.
New control tower.
13.8m pax predicted in 2011, 23.5m by 2015 with provision of new runway & terminal. 5% oof ATMs expected to be Longhaul on 767/777 aircraft.
2015 Further expansion of terminal and ancillary facilities to cope with 30m pax by 2020(airport estimate) .
Seems bold and ambitious but will be fought tooth & nail all the way through the planning stages