Expansion of Bristol Airport to enable a throughput of 15 million passengers per annum, operating within a rolling 12 month cap of 99,931 air transport movements and 4,974 night flights between the hours of 23:30 and 06:00
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Application Details
"Hybrid planning application (full and outline elements) with
- Environmental Statement for the expansion of Bristol Airport to enable a throughput of 15 million passengers per annum,
- operating within a rolling 12 month cap of 99,931 air transport movements and
- 4,974 night flights between the hours of 23:30 and 06:00.
If North Somerset Council truly believes in its Climate and Nature Emergency then this application should be immediately refused on this alone. The night flights should also be refused due to the effect it will have on residents' sleep across North Somerset. (PDF)
COMMENT TO NSC HERE BEFORE THE DEADLINE 28 JUNE 2026 - ALTHOUGH LATE SUBMISSION MAY BE ACCEPTED
- Full application elements comprising: extension of western apron for additional aircraft stands;
- reconfiguration of central and eastern aprons;
- construction of a passenger surface level car park for approximately 2,000 vehicles;
- eastern extension of existing runway by approximately 170m, with repositioned and additional aircraft approach lighting within Felton Common;
- taxiway and fillet widening to Taxiway GOLF with a realignment at the western runway end;
- construction of two new taxiways;
- extension of surface level car rental parking area;
- expansion of existing Silver Zone car park to provide an additional circa 1,960 block parked vehicle spaces;
- construction of new surface level staff car park for approximately 1,720 vehicles;
- highway improvements to the A38, including upgrades to northern access roundabout, construction of a new southern roundabout and widening of the road to accommodate an additional bus lane with dedicated access onto the A38. Outline application elements comprising of 3no. extensions to terminal building on west, north and east sides;
- construction of new piers to the west and east of the terminal including an underground walkway;
- construction of ancillary support buildings;
- relocated and expanded aviation fuel farm;
- a pedestrian bridge link;
- erection of a new baggage building;
- erection of a maintenance repair and overhaul hangar and ground run up pen;
- construction of parking decks within Silver Zone car park and car rental facility;
- minor works within Silver Zone car park;
- construction of a bus maintenance and washing facility;
- site wide landscaping, drainage, lighting and other associated infrastructure.
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Comments (1)
The night flights will detrimentally affect residents’ sleep, with 4,974 flights between 23:30 and 06:00. It’s disturbing enough with the existing flights. The additional flights will be damaging to everyone’s health and wellbeing, with disrupted sleep due to noise pollution created by each plane.
The detrimental effects of the additional maintenance flights also need to be taken into consideration.
The increased traffic, pollution, and noise will be unacceptable. The car parks for approx 6K vehicles indicate the high level of negative impact that this application will create, e.g. noise, pollution, light, etc.
The additional aircraft approach lighting within Felton Common will affect residents, nature, and animals. The Common should not be used for private business, it is a public area. Nighttime should be dark to enable people to sleep, and for animals to sleep, hunt, and feed as nature intended, and as our vulnerable species require.
The relocated and expanded aviation fuel farm, along with the car parking of electric vehicles adds additional local fire risk.
The requisite site wide landscaping, drainage, lighting, and other associated infrastructure will inevitably be vast, inappropriate, and damaging to the local area.