It's just boys and their toys ... "They've got an airport so we want one too".
Who do you think you are? It's not your place to tell us why
you think it is that we want a public inquiry into an issue that affects us. This kind of arrogance and disrespect gives PPRUNE a bad name.
So expensive petition(s) merely based on matters of principle
Actually it's a matter of economics. If you can't see that a runway next to a major urban centre might be more beneficial at some point in the future than yet another business park then that's your concern, not mine.
Monchengladbach has an airport a similar size to Sheffield "Heliport", it too is pretty much useless
Please never apply your business sense (the only thing which is useless around here) to anything that would seriously affect my life.