Can't say I've noticed the same flying into various European airports.
There is a problem with TDZ's all the time of a practical nature - they get bl**dy hot! So - you start doing multiple line ups, with the attendant runway holding, and you're going to cook the customers tyres.
Supplementary Approach lighting, when not required, can be quite distracting on the approach - I would consign this idea to to the dustbin if I were you.
p.s - Just noticed you're a pilot, not ATC. We will, of course, put on extra lighting when it is felt to be necessary. However, not being funny, and slightly tongue in cheek, but - do you leave your house lights on all day? No - because of the ELECTRICITY BILL!
