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Old 20th Feb 2010, 10:51
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Below is the BBC report on the meeting.

The key point Kemble make is summed up here;
Mr Young argued that formal planning permission would take too long, possibly another 18 months, and he hoped the wording for a "certificate of lawful use" could be agreed with the park authority.
The park authority previously refused the certificates that would allow the site to reopen.
Normal planning applications are decided inside 8 weeks.

However Kemble argue this could be 18 months!

There is no dispute as I understand about using the runways for GA flights.

But as Haverfordwest does not make money from GA how can Llanbedr which is more remote?

I suspect that the application for a certificate of lawfulness is a method of using the site and buildings for uses that do not want to attract publicity.

There is public support for transport/storage on site so why not just apply for
change of use which will take 8 weeks max?

Here is the BBC report;

Public 'support' for Llanbedr airfield plan
Developers hoping to reopen an airfield say they are encouraged by support at a packed public meeting.
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy MP Elfyn Llwyd MP chaired the meeting to "clear the air" about proposals for Llanbedr airfield in Gwynedd.
Llanbedr Airfield Estates wants to use the land for private flights and let empty buildings on the site for business use.
The Snowdonia Society has opposed the proposals.
The society argues that a commercial airfield would go against the key aims of the national park to protect the landscape and give enjoyment to the public.
The public meeting was organised by Llanbedr Community Council, which is backing the proposals for the airfield.
David Young, Llanbedr Airfield Estates director, told BBC Wales: "It was incredibly encouraging to see a packed village hall in Llanbedr and, as far as I could tell, all bar four absolutely still behind our reopening of Llanbedr airfield.

We want future use of this site to form part of a wider strategy for regenerating Ardudwy which will bring the maximum benefit to the whole area
The Snowdonia Society
"It was also very encouraging to hear the chairman of Snowdonia National Park Authority say that their doors are still open."
Mr Young said he was concerned that a "stalemate" had been reached with the park authority but now believed progress could be made.
"What we have to understand right now is that we have wasted two years at the site at Llanbedr," he said.
"From our point of view, the site has got to be opened this spring."
The Snowdonia Society said it regretted the developers' "determination not to apply for planning permission, thereby avoiding normal statutory safeguards for the environment".
"We do not wish this site to be sterilised. In particular we have consistently supported use of the existing buildings to provide space for local businesses and jobs for local people," the society said in a statement after the meeting.
Tourism industry
"We want future use of this site to form part of a wider strategy for regenerating Ardudwy which will bring the maximum benefit to the whole area.
"We also want future use of this site to be compatible with the status of the area as a national park and with the multi-million pound tourism industry founded on that."
Mr Young argued that formal planning permission would take too long, possibly another 18 months, and he hoped the wording for a "certificate of lawful use" could be agreed with the park authority.
The park authority previously refused the certificates that would allow the site to reopen.
Llanbedr Airfield Estates was formed by Kemble Air Services, which runs Cotswold Airport at Cirencester in Gloucestershire.
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