The plan for a new 'Southeast Apron' on the site of an existing car park will require the construction of a multi-storey car park to compensate for the loss of car parking spaces. To achieve this within LTN's 'central terminal area' as it's known would be major civil engineering project,
The problem is that the airport has spectacularly got their timings wrong and has been caught out by rapid expansion over the last 2 years. This planning application should have been put in two years ago and completed for the start of this summer season. The airport now finds itself in a position where there are no spare stands for night stoppers nor will there be for the next 2 years so in effect has to turn business away. Realistically work would not start until 2007 so 2008 is now looking more likely as a completion date or 2009 if there is a public enquiry.
Luton Borough Council is however, keen to see all development stay on the existing site or approximately, either within the current boundary or involving expansion primarily within Bedfordshire.
That means Wigmore Park which won’t go down well with the residents as the park was built as a noise buffer. So does this mean that the council are prepared to sacrifice the residents of Wigmore and remove that buffer so that the town’s ethnic minorities who have considerable political clout via their councillors are guaranteed extra funding for their deprived areas of town