Jaibird.
I can only repeat that the biz jet hangar is found on Solihull Council planning site, and its application also appeared in the Birmingham Mail and Solihull Papers.
The new ILS tendering was also advertised in the local papers 6 months before they appeared .
As was the new Watchman Radar few months back ,and the feasibility for the engine running/testing facility under the 106 agreement few weeks back. As was the new pier
You also seem to forget that their are houses directly opposite on the Coventry Road within 200 metres and in clear sight of the current hangar.
BHX did put a planning application out to Solihull Council few years back to build a bund, to block out the noise from any future development at this location.Again application was in the Birmingham and Solihull papers
It was actually an attempt by BHX to dump the spill from the 20 stands instead of having to pay for it being taken off sight. The Council spotted this feeble attempt and blocked the so called bund.
Anyway getting back on topic, sorry...
Therefore why would any new hangar be omitted from this process , when everything else wasn't
Nigel