Originally Posted by
jumpseater
If you read what she said, she said they were prepared to instigate a compulsory purchase order. That doesn’t sound like an eternal optimist clutching at straws, especially if they have credible backers interested in the site for aviation.
Judicial Review, she mentions investigation of possibility of it. Presumably along the lines of the airport is potentially considered a ‘public body’ as its contracted to be available for NPAS/Coastguard Oil Spill and other 24/7/365 Govt requirements. Manston didn’t have those taskings.
IF they are going to CP, they should just get on with it and agree a price now while it's open, before Peel has handed back the licenses stripped out the equipment and sacked all the skilled staff, and while they have these customers who say they will come back.