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Things are coming to a head: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/fate-of-airfield-businesses-yet-to-be-revealed/


Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:45 pm
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Council has approved plans for the authority to make a compulsory purchase order on Wellesbourne Airfield....

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Mon Mar 11, 2019 9:47 pm
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God knows where they're going to find the money to pay for it. Council tax rises, no doubt; all to just win over a few more votes.


Wed Mar 13, 2019 7:23 am
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The business owners have lost the latest stage of the legal battle: http://www.stratford-herald.com/97091-wellesbourne-airfield-tenants-lose-high-court-appeal.html


Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:54 pm
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This is getting dirty.

Can the businesses afford the costs to fight on? Unfortunately, the law favours those with deep pockets.

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Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:19 pm
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The council & owners are talking to each other about the airfield's future: https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/wellesbourne-airfield-stratford-16746954


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I think I'll reserve judgement for the time being.

As an aside, why has the Telegraph featured Coventry's Vulcan bomber when Wellesbourne has its own? - Slack and lazy journalism I'd suggest.

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https://leamingtonobserver.co.uk/news/future-looking-brighter-for-wellesbourne-airfield-businesses/?fbclid=IwAR0dSmy_fIX10FQnTRbfErLwjKVDQN-lnUN8dTVpomWngGeyYoaqREjnbB4


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The problem here is that another year still does nothing to alleviate the uncertainty.

If you had a business there would you be investing in it under this cloud?

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Looks like a compromise has been reached, although not everyone's happy: http://www.stratford-herald.com/103088-pilots-say-future-wellesbourne-airfield-undermined.html


Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:48 pm
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I thought there was only one operational runway? Looking at that picture only one appears in regular use.

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Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:56 am
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That's what I was thinking too.


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This is really starting to drag on: https://www.stratford-herald.com/110687-council-still-committed-retaining-wellesbourne-airfield.html


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If I'd got a business there I'd be looking to relocate.

Businesses simply don't need uncertainty over the security of their premises added to the rest of the problems that they currently face.

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6 months on, and still no progress: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/wellesbourne-airfield-negotiations-still-ongoing-27739/


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The uncertainty must be killing the businesses. How could you operate not knowing how long you've got? You'd certainly not be carrying out any real investment.

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