Originally Posted by
Fairdealfrank
Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
I don't know if it's an urban myth, but the story goes that those areas have been safeguarded for possible link taxiways ever since the original 9-runway proposal (3 of them north of the A4) back in the late 1940s.
Yes, this is correct, but not the entire 2mi. length needed. Heathrow Ltd. has been buying up much of this land over the last 50 years or so.
Originally Posted by
Fairdealfrank
If the rwy gets the go ahead, the sale will proceed......everyone has their price, if not, there's good old compulsory purchase.
I'm confused. Are you saying that the reason those areas haven't been built on is that they are being safeguarded, or confirming that the owner simply wasn't prepared to sell ?
Just curious.