There will be clues to what is going on by looking to see what happens in the fenced off section in the short-term car park. The wooden posts and car hire parking bay signs have all been dug up. Also the areas around some drains and gullies have received some attention from a JCB. If the car park gets a new layer of tarmac then one could surmise that a new apron here is not going to happen.
At 6 am this morning airliners occupied every stand on the main, north and eastern aprons. The north west corner had executive jets parked 5 deep with the Signature hangar looking full to the brim. There was a little spare capacity on the south apron for a few more private jets but the days of growth at LTN must be coming to an end for the next few years.