I recently flew with an out of practice pilot at his request. We did 11 circuits in 33 minutes. Flying a 1.2 mile final would have put us into a neighbouring ATZ. Normal Base to Final turn is around 800mtrs out. A mile out is a Long Final call.
I've flown this approach countless times, and it's been perfectly adequate for anything from fixed wing microlights to light twins.
We don't allow overhead joins as there's a noise sensitive area on the dead side. So no dead side descents, and our circuit height is 800ft.
Complaints from visitors that they've been 'Cut up' on a two mile final are usually met with
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