Luton buying up land for expansion ?

[LTNman]

ENVIRONMENTALISTS fear a group of developers and landowners have joined with
Luton Airport operators to pressure for building on Green Belt land near
Harpenden.
The group, calling itself the South East Luton Strategic Alliance (Selsa),
owns or has option to buy land stretching from East Hyde to Breachwood Green
and as far as Offley.
London Luton Airport has joined with local landowners and developers to
promote the Selsa concept of planned and phased development linked with
enhanced and new transport infrastructure on land either side of the airport
to the south and east of Luton.
"SELSA is based on the simple idea of using existing transport links and
others which are planned in a combined and co-ordinated fashion".
A spokesman for Luton Borough Council said it was not part of the alliance,
but confirmed that the developers involved are Legal and General, Bloor
Homes, Crown Estates, Newcomb Estates, New Road Limited and Redway

Full story at http://www.thisishertfordshire.co.uk/news/stalbans/display.var.590622.0.fears_over_green_land_near_airport.php

[nickmanl]

If i was luton I would by the land, dig a hole, take LADACAN members and other nimbys, stick them in it and pour concrete all over them.

[jabird]

.... the developers involved are..... Bloor
Homes, Redway...

Who's clients will be the first to complain when the airport seeks further expansion. Why can't they stick to building industrial and commercial only near airports, unless people are prepared to sign a "no gripes" disclaimer before buying (which would keep the ROI low enough to to make the developers think twice before building them).

I was amazed to see new houses going up so close to the entrance at DSA.

Don't get me wrong, I'd have no problem living near an airport myself, and I know that new jobs mean people need to live somewhere, but we live in an increasingly blame ridden society, and I don't have enough faith in people accepting these realities (positive and negative), unless they are very clearly made aware of this at the time of purchase.