Doncaster Council is
in talks with owners The Peel Group, after it was offered a lease in April but said the terms were "not acceptable". But the council is also
considering plans to acquire the site, without the owner’s consent, by applying for a compulsory purchase order (CPO). Around £3.1m is being spent on drawing up a business case for running Doncaster Sheffield Airport and an assessment that will be used to decide whether compulsory purchase is necessary. However, the council said it would need millions of pounds to apply for the order and then contest it at a public inquiry if The Peel Group objects.
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, which is being asked to provide £6.2m for the compulsory purchase bid, said even if the order was granted by a planning inspector it was not clear how much it would cost the council to buy the airport and run it. But in a report, it also states the airport was key to the local economy, contributing around £108m a year and employing about 800.
Been closed 6 months now, so if it is key to the local economy, some impact should be apparent?
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