Bristol Airport has received planning permission for three projects as part of a £20m investment in its car parks.North Somerset Council’s planning and regulatory committee granted consent for works across the Silver Zone, staff and long-stay car parks, with a new reception building for customers headlining the improvements. The new facility will be located at the heart of an extended Silver Zone, which will have more than 3,500 spaces added in order to meet expected demand next summer.Work has begun to meet landscaping and ecological conditions ahead of construction of the new parking areas. Preparations are underway for the first phase of a multi-storey car park, to be located opposite the terminal and set to open in May 2018. An extension to the Airport’s staff and visitors car park was also approved by the council, catering for the growing number of staff and contractors on site.