Ah the grass strip days, still remember watching a Cambrian DC3 going past my classroon window while making an approach to runway 09.
IMHO the judicial review process is not indefinite in duration, whilst a temporary frustration I personally think the airport while come through with a sucessful result. If you look at the AXO website and some of the comments made by people who have thrown their pocket money at it, one thing stands out to me NIMBYS!