Pug - the info about Peel will come as no surprise to regular readers of Private Eye. The Liverpool Waters scheme will have such an adverse visual impact on Liverpool's iconic waterfront that Unesco has threatened to withdraw the City's World Heritage status, which is hardly likely to be beneficial to tourism.
Whatever the local merits of DTVA, the suspicion with Peel is that if they see more value to the airport site in an alternative use (such as housing or industrial development) they will have no compunction whatsoever about running the airport down. It is this conflict of interest that should make everyone concerned about having Peel running their airport - they are, after all, just a property developer.