Apart from the two HAS that are now used for Q, the Lossie northern HAS site is not in use That still leaves loads of space for two Typhoon units and the P8s, Charlie & Delta Hards are also plenty big enough as is proven during JW exercises. But I do agree there isn't much room left for the Ops Support & Sqn HQs unless they flatten some of the current buildings, eg the old Engine facility building.
I reckon the other concern is where are all the new staff going to be housed, by my reckoning in the order of a conservative 1000 additional aircrew & groundies need to be found places to work on base and of course families housed.
The housing was their as you probably well know, sadly somebody decided the place was never going to fill up again and sold the majority of it off. I think you have hit the nail on the head. Similar to Scampton, the airfield is their but the housing is gone. Limits your options on what you can put back.
As Wander says someone will suddenly realise Elgin is not full of MQ's anymore after they decide to max out the base again. Decision by then has been made, cue resultant make do plans and hope the single accommodation can cope as people wait for MQ's.
Also seems to be a Lossie tradition to build new Sqn HQ's every time a new Sqn arrives, unless your the Jaguar OCU of course. We got to move out of the palatial new build into a couple of Hunter used portacabins the other side of the A/F to make way for the Buccaneers.
serf....And so has Kinloss
Still a relief landing ground but sadly another fail when it comes to housing. Southside was sold off even before the Army arrived.
The shrunken RAF undoubtedly has fewer accommodation needs but its getting to the stage where the empty singly block next to you wsill be rented out to house the local chavs.