And I am not saying this is the case in this airspace.
Again your getting your knickers in a twist about how things used to be run at your unit.
Unfortunately not all units work in the same way as Heathrow.
And you have just proved the point with your final question HD.
I wonder how many GA pilots pay for the service they receive?
So you don't pay for anything so you don't get access, which is exactly opposite to what the discussions on CAS stipulate which is when there is no traffic to effect then access should be granted. Not they aren't paying so they can sod off.