Flybymike please read my post No.31 above. The quote is straight from MATS PART 1, Sect 3, CH1, Para 21. So a blanket "ROCAS" should not be used and ONLY if a request is made for transit then "controllers shall advise the pilot to remain outside controlled airspace, when to expect clearance and give a time check."
Does any GA pilot remember that happening in recent years? How do we set about ensuring the ATC "bible" is adhered to anyone?
Norwich, if approved, will soon go the same way as the majority of CAS elsewhere and transits and anything other than a basic service will be denied because of "controller workload". Then if a complaint is made it will be stated that "GA" does not pay its share. It is soon and very conveniently forgotten that the airspace was free to all before a minor little airfield wanted "control" so why should we pay more?