Overview of the Proposed Development
London Luton Airport has the potential to become the airport of choice for north of London and for England’s Economic Heartland, and consequently bring greater benefits to the local, regional and national economy. In order to do this, the airport needs to be able to expand its infrastructure to take greater advantage of the available capacity offered by its existing single runway.
On 1 December 2021, the local planning authority (Luton Borough Council) resolved to grant permission for the current airport operator (London Luton Airport Operations Limited (‘LLAOL’)) to grow the airport up to 19 million passengers per annum (mppa), from its previous permitted cap of 18 mppa. Since then, the Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities has issued a “holding direction” which prevents Luton Borough Council from issuing a final decision while the Secretary of State considers whether he should call-in and decide the 19 mppa planning application.
Luton Rising (a trading name of London Luton Airport Limited) (also referred to as the ‘Applicant’) is preparing an application for development consent for works that would allow the airport to increase the capacity up to 32 mppa. The Proposed Development comprises works to the existing passenger terminal (Terminal 1), provision of a new terminal building and boarding piers (Terminal 2) and associated earthworks, airside and landside facilities, enhancements to the existing surface access network, extension of the Luton Direct Air to Rail Transit (DART), landscaping, and further infrastructure improvements.
A project of this nature and scale is classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) under the Planning Act 2008. Therefore, the application for development consent will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for examination, on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Department for Transport (SoS), and would be subject to approval by the SoS.
Documents
PEIR Chapter 1 : Click Here
Figures
1.1 Site Location : Click Here
Appendices
1.1 Scoping Report Volume 1 of 2 Main Report : Click Here
1.2 Scoping Report Volume 2 of 2 Figures : Click Here
1.3 Planning Inspectorate Scoping Opinion : Click Here