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Yes.
Moreover, Hullavington, whilst it was not the first '30s expansion airfield to open, was the prototype penned by Archibald Bulloch.
Moreover, Hullavington, whilst it was not the first '30s expansion airfield to open, was the prototype penned by Archibald Bulloch.
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Dyson got the lot!
Hangar 81 and the one next to it, plus the gliding hangars, 89 and 90, plus a bit of other land in Hullavington Parish was the only part of the airfield to be sold on the open market. The other two areas were sold to the original owners under the Crichel Down Rules, who then must have done some sort of deal with Dyson.
RAF Hullavington, now known as Buckley Barracks and the home to 9 Regt RLC - and to me anyway - will always be unique as my late husband was posted there in 1966 and I'm still here! Lovely village and community to live in.
There are many listed buildings on the main site, including the Officers Mess, many of them constructed using Cotswold Stone and - rumours again - Dyson is interested in acquiring that as well!
Hangar 81 and the one next to it, plus the gliding hangars, 89 and 90, plus a bit of other land in Hullavington Parish was the only part of the airfield to be sold on the open market. The other two areas were sold to the original owners under the Crichel Down Rules, who then must have done some sort of deal with Dyson.
RAF Hullavington, now known as Buckley Barracks and the home to 9 Regt RLC - and to me anyway - will always be unique as my late husband was posted there in 1966 and I'm still here! Lovely village and community to live in.
There are many listed buildings on the main site, including the Officers Mess, many of them constructed using Cotswold Stone and - rumours again - Dyson is interested in acquiring that as well!
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Just come across this:
Unique on any RAF station, the majority of the buildings are faced with locally produced ‘Bath’ stone. This may have been requested by the Duke of Beaufort, but was likely an attempt by the Air Ministry to satisfy the Royal Fine Arts Commission and the Society for the Preservation of Rural England.
Just come across this:
Unique on any RAF station, the majority of the buildings are faced with locally produced ‘Bath’ stone. This may have been requested by the Duke of Beaufort, but was likely an attempt by the Air Ministry to satisfy the Royal Fine Arts Commission and the Society for the Preservation of Rural England.
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Planning application 17/02344 - permission was finally granted on 11th October, following the decision by Highways England that they had no objections. The Officer's report stated that Dyson had also bought Stock Wood! It is anticipated that hangars 85 and 86 will be brought into use by Dyson in February 2018. The Masterplan for the site is still awaited.
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Hangar 89, with a farewell message from 621VGS when they had to leave in January 2017 and on 6th December 2017 being prepared for the Dyson Christmas party to be held on 8th December. This will now be the Entertainment hangar for Dyson and has been acoustically clad.
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An article in the Daily Mail recently with a drone's eye view of the airfield.
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...2NmJKRXPoUAAnA
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...2NmJKRXPoUAAnA
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An article in the Daily Mail recently with a drone's eye view of the airfield.
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...2NmJKRXPoUAAnA
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...2NmJKRXPoUAAnA
Doesn't look anything like that now. Lot of work been done on one of the Hangers (86 IIRC) it looks really good inside and out. Shame we cant afford to do the same to ours.
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Another licence for Dyson approved for Hangar 181 - 17/09497/CLP – Dyson 17/09497/CLP Hangar 181 Hullavington Airfield Wiltshire SN14 6GU
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Use as Workshop/Light Industrial
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Use as Workshop/Light Industrial
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The latest from Dyson!
At the meeting of the Parish Council held on 14th February 2018, we were pleased to welcome Chris Hazlewood and Andy Gough, representing Dyson, who gave an update on the works that are being carried out on the airfield.
Comments had been received regarding the “Caution Site Entrance” signs, when approaching the Wellington Place access road from the village, which had been displaced and Dyson will be addressing this problem when road improvements are carried out in that area.
Light pollution was causing some problems to residents of Stanton St. Quintin but because of the delay - caused by Highways England - on the planning application 17/02344 for works on hangars 85 and 86, it was now necessary for the contractors to work extended hours to enable occupation of Hangar 86 by Dyson workers. This is a temporary problem and lighting on the site will be addressed in the Masterplan for the airfield in the near future and as required by the relevant planning conditions.
(I found it most interesting that Kier Construction, who are the contractors working on the hangars, were involved in constructing the hangars when they were originally built!)
The glass frontage of the hangar is now in place and, when the doors have been refurbished, two of them will be put back in place. A picture of the interior of the hangar, showing the mezzanine level was displayed.
The two marquees erected on the airfield are temporary shelters for Dyson staff, who are currently parking at Hullavington and being transported by coach to the Dyson site in Malmesbury.
A parishioner mentioned the problems of egress from the junction of the C31S with the A429 and there is a probability that a roundabout will be put in place at some stage. Dyson are liaising with Wiltshire Council Highways and Highways England to agree a scheme for which a planning application will be submitted later this year.
Work on Hangar 181 at E site (Application 17/09497/CLP) is progressing and the roof will be re-turfed when weather conditions allow.
Further planning applications will be submitted for road improvements, fencing works inside the site, substations for new power connections and a café for use by Dyson employees which will be sited where the temporary car park - near Hangars 85 and 86 - is.
It is anticipated that an Outline Planning Application for the wider “Masterplan” scheme will be submitted later this year.
Comments had been received regarding the “Caution Site Entrance” signs, when approaching the Wellington Place access road from the village, which had been displaced and Dyson will be addressing this problem when road improvements are carried out in that area.
Light pollution was causing some problems to residents of Stanton St. Quintin but because of the delay - caused by Highways England - on the planning application 17/02344 for works on hangars 85 and 86, it was now necessary for the contractors to work extended hours to enable occupation of Hangar 86 by Dyson workers. This is a temporary problem and lighting on the site will be addressed in the Masterplan for the airfield in the near future and as required by the relevant planning conditions.
(I found it most interesting that Kier Construction, who are the contractors working on the hangars, were involved in constructing the hangars when they were originally built!)
The glass frontage of the hangar is now in place and, when the doors have been refurbished, two of them will be put back in place. A picture of the interior of the hangar, showing the mezzanine level was displayed.
The two marquees erected on the airfield are temporary shelters for Dyson staff, who are currently parking at Hullavington and being transported by coach to the Dyson site in Malmesbury.
A parishioner mentioned the problems of egress from the junction of the C31S with the A429 and there is a probability that a roundabout will be put in place at some stage. Dyson are liaising with Wiltshire Council Highways and Highways England to agree a scheme for which a planning application will be submitted later this year.
Work on Hangar 181 at E site (Application 17/09497/CLP) is progressing and the roof will be re-turfed when weather conditions allow.
Further planning applications will be submitted for road improvements, fencing works inside the site, substations for new power connections and a café for use by Dyson employees which will be sited where the temporary car park - near Hangars 85 and 86 - is.
It is anticipated that an Outline Planning Application for the wider “Masterplan” scheme will be submitted later this year.
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I am wondering what he will have suspended in the Dyson staff cafe on the airfield. It is being built on the site that was approved for the temporary car park because of the aspect of the airfield from there.
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He has a Harrier in the carpark, perhaps that.
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For a sneaky preview of what is happening inside Hangar 86, take a look at - Dyson - Hullavington - News - Sceptre Networking: Data Cabling Specialist South West UK
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