In 1995, responding to increasing demand for air travel, the Airport Company applied for permission to expand its passenger terminal facilities. After consideration by SMBC's planning department, permission was granted subject to certain conditions designed to minimise the impact of airport operations on local residents and their environment. These conditions are set out in a Section 106 agreement published in July 1996 and amended in 2004. Figure 1 shows the growth in passenger numbers at the airport since 1986.

This document, the 8th Annual Report of the S106 agreement, is laid out under the eight schedule headings as found in the agreement in order to facilitate cross-referencing. As far as practicable, the reporting period for this document has been aligned to the calendar year, with the report covering data from the previous 12 months. This enables comparison of environmental performance year on year in the future