It's good to share.
Many of the posts here and most of the objections seem to be working on the premise that the airspace around Norwich will effectively become closed if Class D is established. This is simply not the case.
Norwich ATC enjoys good relations with the large majority of the GA community that fly in the Norwich area and in my experience the majority of GA pilots are happy to speak to Norwich ATC and advise them of their intentions. There is also a small fraternity who have no wish to speak to Norwich ATC or receive any kind of service. That is also their right. However….
The majority of passenger flights that use Norwich will only accept a Deconfliction Service. The terms of this service are that ATC is to endeavour to provide a minimum of 5nm lateral or 3000’ vertical separation (where Mode C info is available). If an unknown aircraft chooses to operate in the vicinity of one of the approaches to Norwich at the same time that a passenger flight is trying to make an approach to land then that aircraft simply cannot make the approach. It may be that the light aircraft concerned may be vertically well above or below the approach but without that info from the pilot, ATC cannot satisfy the terms of the service. Therefore that one pilot choosing not to talk to Norwich may be inconveniencing an aircraft full of passengers. Do you not think that those passengers also have a right to share that piece of airspace ?
The whole point of Class D at Norwich is not to close the airspace to anyone but simply to create a known environment in which everyone can operate safely and with the minimum of delays to all concerned. Whatever your opinion of the Management at Norwich Airport (polite thoughts only please) they are not the ones who ultimately have to implement these changes and I know that Norwich ATC have every intention of ensuring that as few people as possible will be inconvenienced if these changes were to go through.