I live within a couple of miles of the Hub. It will be a great loss to us, the local community and GA.
It seems that, losing Arena Aviation and having repeatedly failed to get planning permission for a hard runway and/or housing, the owners are looking towards expanding their office facilities. The NHS has been steadily increasing its admin operations there and there is increasing pressure on space at the nearby East Surrey hospital.
The owner’s statement is just weasel words. I have never seen problems with parking space and any security concerns are laughable.