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If you'd like to read the lastest BAAN newsletter which gives an update on the latest information on Bristol Airport's planning application for 15mppa and their attempted land-grab of Felton Common then please follow this link https://mailchi.mp/27bb61520c1f/whats_happening_now

Local residents gathered at Chew Valley School on Tuesday 9th June to hear about the pros and cons of Bristol Airport 's proposed expansion that , if agreed, will allow up to 15 million passengers per year to pass through the airport - an increase of almost 50% from the...

When Bristol Airport first produced their Master Plan 2040 for consultation purposes about further expansion to 15mppa, BAAN produced a counter argument against expansion in an 'Alternative' Master Plan. After the consultation ended Bristol Airport then dropped the bombshell that they would apply for a CPO (compulsory purchase order) to...

Objecting: North Somerset Council planning control need to know your concerns about Bristol Airport’s expansion plans via the NSC planning consultation. For your comments to be fully considered you need to cite valid ‘material considerations’ in your response. Material considerations are some of the criteria which the local authority has...

BAAN (Bristol Airport Action Network) has fact checked seven key statements by Bristol Airport, revealing a cynical web of distortion, obfuscation, and outright misleading claims.  Statements by Airport leaders and in official documentation about a wide range of issues deliberately omit vital context to present the potential problems as inconsequential,...

Fill in Bristol Airport’s consultation feedback to express your outrage before 19th December and encourage everyone else you know to also fill out the feedback. Numbers of responses really matter. https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/lighting-consultation/ You can use the consultation points listed in the separate news item https://eyesonbristolairport.org/important-points-to-make-in-your-consultation-feedback-emails-letters/ Email or write to your MP...

Please make sure you fill in the ‘feedback form’ at the bottom of the Airport’s consultation before 19th December and let them know that you oppose their plans and encourage everyone else you know to also fill out the feedback. The number of responses really matters. https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/lighting-consultation Here are some...

BAAN – SAVE FELTON COMMONMeeting Minutes2nd December 6.30pm – 8pm, Felton HallPanel: Richard Baxter, Steve Clarke, Hillary Burn, Debbie Johnson. Ben Moss, Mary Collett1. Introduction by Richard BaxterRichard opened meeting by summing up Bristol Airports expansion plan to apply for a CPO to remove common land status from Felton Common...

BAAN press release 3rd Nov 2025 In a shocking oversight, Bristol Airport is scrambling to consult on new plans to accommodate the basic functionality needed for its multimillion pound proposed runway extension to allow transatlantic flights. Sources close to Bristol Airport have revealed that their recent ‘Master Plan’ failed to...

Bristol Airport’s plans to apply early in 2026 to expand to 15 million passengers per year have been dealt a blow by the Parliamentary cross -party Environment Audit Committee report out today.The EAC report entitled ‘Airport Expansion and Climate and Nature Targets' casts doubt on whether airport expansion will actually...

Sadly, due to a strike of the security detail at Westminster and the tube strike, the 10th September Parliamentary event had to be postponed. A lot of work had been put into this meeting so we were very disappointed that it didn’t happen. The new event details are as follows: On...

The Aarhus convention is an international treaty signed up to by the EU and other countries in Europe, which protects the right for campaigners to bring legal claims against large infrastructure projects such as waste plants, nuclear power stations, motorways and airport expansions. It enshrines the right for citizens to challenge environmental decisions and...

Please sign the national petition set up by our UK organisation NoAirportExpansion. More than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. Sign this petition More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we...

The short answer is NO We have produced the following infographic which illustrates that so-called ‘Sustainable Aviation Fuels’ (SAF) are unlikely to be any kind of answer. Currently, the only sustainable way to fly is to fly less.

BAAN members have had recent meetings with North Somerset councillors and North Somerset planners and it appears likely that Bristol Airport’s new planning application to expand to 15mppa will be made this Autumn. Please make sure that you gather your thoughts and any evidence to write to your councillor and...

You may have heard that the owners of the airport, Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan, have put it up for sale along with its stakes in London City, Birmingham, Brussels and Copenhagen airports. We suspect that the prospect of a sale is what has accelerated Bristol Airport’s desire to expand again....

Did you catch the BBC’s latest documentary called Cheap Flights; What They Really Mean For You? Fronted by Justin Rowlatt, the programme systematically looks at the ways in which the aviation industry is looking to decarbonise over the coming years and in each case the evidence offered concludes that the...

We feel it is important to counter Bristol Airport’s consultation with our own survey which will help us gauge the feelings of the communities who live in the vicinity of Bristol Airport - as well as those who live further afield.   Please share amongst family and friends as it...

We know that Bristol Airport’s Masterplan will be focused on extolling the perceived benefits of what we know will be unsustainable growth. To balance the airport’s approach, we thought we would create our own master plan that considers the impact of expansion on the lives of those who live around...

Our reaction to the recent news of yet further expansion plans for Bristol Airport was summed up by our member Steve Clarke in this 24/7 article: https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/campaigner-brands-bristol-airport-latest-expansion-plans-bonkers Further condemnation by Wrington councillor Tom Daw can be read in this article too: https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/bristol-airport-could-increase-passenger-numbers-again At this very early point in fighting further...

Highlights: Turnover up 28%. Boss’s pay up almost 27%. A whopping £52m dividend for Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (zero in 2022). In Detail: £56.3m profit (£38.9m in 2022) on a turnover of £178.5m (£139.4m in 2022) Top director: £681,000 (£537,000 in 2022). Car park revenue: £68.9m (£53.3m in 2022). Aeronautical...

More than sixty national and international airport campaign groups supported ‘International Day for the Ban on Night Flights’ on Friday September 13th. BAAN joined in by holding an eye-catching pyjama protest on Felton Common and the A38 Bristol Airport roundabout, which emphasised the need for peaceful nights and undisturbed sleep....

We received a very encouraging response to our developing website at a ‘Show and Test’ session held at the Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio.  During the session two of the the Eyes On team (Steve and Richard) had a chance to showcase the latest incarnation of the website that aims to...

BRISTOL Airport has confirmed that work is underway to begin the £60million  expansion of the airport much to the discontent of local residents and campaigners The investment will include adding a new multi-storey car park, which will provide 2,000 extra parking spaces, and also become home to the new public...

Bristol Airport Action Network is proud to announce that the group has secured funding for its new ‘Eyes On’ project from the Grounding Technologies programme run by the Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio. Eyes On is one of six projects which aim to build on a rich tradition of activism and...

About 50 local residents and campaigners who have doggedly opposed Bristol Airport’s expansion over the past four years demonstrated at the A38 roundabout at the entrance of the airport on Wednesday 21st June 2023.  The key message to the Airport’s management and Canadian owners is ‘Bristol Airport: We are watching...