Belfast City Airport is proposing a programme of improvements to enhance passenger facilities, improve aircraft operations and strengthen…

Official description

Belfast City Airport is proposing a programme of improvements to enhance passenger facilities, improve aircraft operations and strengthen connectivity to and from the airport. The proposals include both physical redevelopment works and changes to existing operational controls set out in the Planning Agreement, including an increase in the permitted number of aircraft take-offs and landings per annum and amendments to the hours during which aircraft operations may take place. The proposed development comprises: • Extensions and alterations to the existing passenger terminal, including construction of a replacement passenger pier and associated aircraft boarding facilities. • Additional aircraft stands and improvements to apron and taxiway infrastructure. • Improvements to airfield operational facilities and supporting infrastructure. • Inclusion of sustainable construction measures and low carbon technologies. • Surface access and infrastructure improvements comprising a multi-modal forecourt. • Enhancements to vehicular access, egress and internal circulation, including creation of a new left slip road from the Sydenham Bypass into the airport and improvements to the airport entrance through a dual right turn lane. • Rationalisation and enhancement of car parking provision, including a creation of a multi-storey car park and long stay car park. • Installation of a foul sewer connection from the onsite pumping station to Kinnegar Wastewater Treatment Works. • A temporary construction compound, and associated infrastructure, engineering, landscaping and ancillary works.