View Full Version : Wellesbourne airfield crowdfunding -support needed
perfectpurple
1st Jul 2018, 21:52
Wellesbourne airfield is under serious threat still. Sadly a judge has ruled against the tenants applications to renew their leases . The tenants want and need to appeal this decision have started crowd funding to raise funds towards legal fees. Please share and donate to help. Just search Save Wellesbourne airfield crowdfunding and you will find it. As one supporter has said, £20 is a landing fee and if the airfields go, we won't have anywhere to land.
https://www.flyer.co.uk/compulsory-purchase-order-for-wellesbourne-airfield-announced/
Stratford-on-Avon District Council is living up to its promise to safeguard Wellesbourne Airfield and has begun compulsory purchase order (CPO) proceedings for the site.
The District Council has written to Mr M Littler, one of the owners of the site, to inform him of the District Council’s intention to commence negotiations with Littler Investments Limited with a view to purchasing and protecting Wellesbourne Airfield as a working airfield.
This is the first stage of the CPO process to give Littler Investments Limited the opportunity to engage with the District Council, with a view to a voluntary sale of the site. They have until Wednesday 11 July to respond to this, following which if they do not engage with the District Council then CPO proceedings will commence.
Cllr Tony Jefferson, Leader of Stratford-on-Avon District Council said, “Wellesbourne Airfield is an important facility within Stratford-on-Avon District.
“There is a clear policy position under the District Council’s adopted Core Strategy 2011-2031 that the site be preserved for aviation purposes.
“The actions of Littler Investments Limited in terminating the leases of businesses operating on the site; wishing to demolish existing buildings on the site and the agreements with Gladman Developments Limited are all in direct opposition to this policy position.
“The District Council has now decided to use its Compulsory Purchase Order powers in order to maintain the current planning use of the site.”
The District Council has also requested that the businesses on site be given temporary tenancies to preserve the livelihood of the 100 employees (44 full-time and 60 part-time).
Flyingbadge
2nd Jul 2018, 18:39
Great news
Deltasierra010
3rd Jul 2018, 17:30
This looks like it is going to be a very expensive " who blinks first " campaign, a CPO in these circumstances is highly dodgy, SDC is well known for loosing legal challenges and getting landed with costs. A CPO might take over a asset at say double present market value, how much is an airfield worth? - £5m, that's affordable but I'd bet legal fees amount to much more.