Doncaster airport

[Wiltshire Exile]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-63014655

“… the conclusion of a review examining the future of the site would be announced on 26 September.”

Significant?

[donnyguy]

Closing

https://flydsa.co.uk/latest-news/strategic-review-concludes

[Filo]

Closing

https://flydsa.co.uk/latest-news/strategic-review-concludes

They never had any intention of listening to offers or rescue packages, they want the land now all the infrastructure is in place and paid for by someone else, disgraceful behaviour

[Wiltshire Exile]

https:// www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-63033676

Oh dear! 

[Dagenham Rover]

Closing

https://flydsa.co.uk/latest-news/strategic-review-concludes

Totally agree

They never had any intention of listening to offers or rescue packages, they want the land now all the infrastructure is in place and paid for by someone else, disgraceful behaviour

[mugnapper]

I hope the Council aren't granting them planning permission for housing in 6 months.
Council should unadopt all the infrastructure round the airport Immediately.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Terrible decision. Something wrong if we can't protect infrastructure assets such as this isn't there?

No idea what will happen with my December holiday but frankly that's nothing compared to the impact on the hard working staff.  It's a great airport, far superior to Leeds and Manchester passenger experience wise.

[Herbert Anchovy]

Absolutely terrible decision. Nothing whatsoever to do with the airport and more to do with asset selling (again) in my opinion. It’s a travesty. A couple of weeks ago Liz Truss was quoted in the Yorkshire Post as saying that she’d look to ensure it remained open. Only government intervention can help now…let’s see. One thing is for sure - if this was happening down here then the government would be all over it.

[Chris the Rover]

Aren’t 800 acres of the site covered by a covenant that only allows use as an airport? This decision by Peel is an absolute disgrace and I hope that central government apply heavy pressure to make them change their decision, at least until all other options are fully explored.

[Draytonian III]

Covenants can be lifted if the right things are in place ££££

[Donnywolf]

I hope the Council aren't granting them planning permission for housing in 6 months.
Council should unadopt all the infrastructure round the airport Immediately.

Council will drag heels , refuse , obstruct and then Peel will pull strings , grease palms ans someone like Jenrick will then be found to grant everything

He is a form horse and just back in Govt position even with that "rap" sheet

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jun/25/the-three-housing-controversies-robert-jenrick-is-facing-down
https://www.gov.uk/government/people/robert-jenrick

[i_ateallthepies]

Covenants can be lifted if the right things are in place ££££

Game, Set and Match then.

[Donnywolf]

Aren’t 800 acres of the site covered by a covenant that only allows use as an airport? This decision by Peel is an absolute disgrace and I hope that central government apply heavy pressure to make them change their decision, at least until all other options are fully explored.

Jenrick as Planning Minister or summat similar oversaw a 45 million saving [see article above] for a huge development in London

One day later and the local Council would have got the 45 mill for Community projects. A few weeks / months later the man who saved the 45 mill donated £12,000 to the Tories

If Peel got stuck I can see what might happen ....  45 mill = 12 k   ... what might DSA multiply up to

[CJK]

Ah yes, now FARRRS is well and truly complete, funded with public money and its main objective being the link between the M18 and the Airport.

Absolutely rotten. I really hope Central Government can intervene.

[Filo]

Ah yes, now FARRRS is well and truly complete, funded with public money and its main objective being the link between the M18 and the Airport.

Absolutely rotten. I really hope Central Government can intervene.

They haven’t got long to intervene TUI has announced their final flight on 4th November

[donnyguy]

Nick Fletcher asking for Doncaster council and combined authority to put a compulsory purchase order on the airport if peel don’t reverse the decision to close.

[donnyguy]

Tui donny flights going to Manchester East Midlands  and Leeds Bradford

[glosterred]

Nick Fletcher asking for Doncaster council and combined authority to put a compulsory purchase order on the airport if peel don’t reverse the decision to close.

I really hope they do this irrespective of Peel reversing their decision or not

[Filo]

Nick Fletcher asking for Doncaster council and combined authority to put a compulsory purchase order on the airport if peel don’t reverse the decision to close.

All well and good, but is his Central Govt going to cough some cash up?

[Donnywolf]

No ....

[DonnyBazR0ver]

It's all about £££ in the end. If Peel are offered a good deal, they'll walk.

It's up to SYCA , central government and the private sector to come up with a proposition that is attractive to Peel and one that won't drain the public purse. That must be decided before applying a compulsory purchase...which Peel could appeal if they feel they're being short changed.

[Donnywolf]

.... I hold no hope out. If people Google Peel Holdings or Peel Ports there is a long long section on Wiki detailing some of the things they have been noted for

There is one quote which I copied part of a whole Book on them which I copied

1 Peel Holdings operates behind the scenes, quietly acquiring land and real estate, cutting billion-pound deals and influencing numerous planning decisions. Its investment decisions have had an enormous impact, whether for good or ill, on the places where millions of people live and work.[77]

[Panda]

Such a shame. I had booked with TUI to go to Croatia next year from Doncaster to Pula but they were playing silly buggers with our payments so we cancelled and are going to Iceland instead with Easy Jet.

I'll not get the opportunity to use Donny airport ever again then. Such a blow for the area too and the employees. They'll have to find new jobs.

[normal rules]

Tui donny flights going to Manchester East Midlands  and Leeds Bradford

Great. Manchester is already in shit state with staff shortages. Leeds/ Bradford is awful and not easy to get to either.
If this was London city airport, the govt would have stepped in for sure.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

There's alot of noise coming out over the decision and people pointing the fingers at each other, yet no one taking any responsibility to actually do something.

Mayor Oliver Coppard and the SYCA Inc Ros Jones saying only the government can now intervene.

Government still saying the combined authority still has the power to buy out Peel via the public purse or public/private partnership (as happened at Teeside)

The SYCA allegedly found a serious credible consortium interested in taking over the airport but the best that could be done was to put in more public money to kick this buyout down the road.

Peel rightly stand firm saying no viable  offer has been made and no evidence presented of the consortium's interest or an offer of a buyout.

Nick Fletcher points the finger at SYCA and says we should enact the compulsory purchase...but he knows that means the purchase still has to be paid for.

Meanwhile, SYCA seem to be waiting for the government to step in and provide the funding knowing all too well it won't be wholly funded from central government for a regional airport in the North. Did the consortium actually exist?

Nick Fletcher knows it could only be funded from local taxes and/or private money as his government have other pressing funding issues at the mo.

It's going to one of these "We did our best but... "

Lot's of talking, very little action and ironically the only entity who's been consistent throughout the consultation period is Peel.

The people of the South Yorkshire Region and beyond deserve better. Even if its just a bit of honesty in saying the risks of purchase are too high and could be a drain on the public purse...bit no, it's being used as a political football and that potential that's been there from the outset will be lost for good.

Edit: The irony of this vid produced by Peel in 2019!!

https://youtu.be/ceIUm6prGqk

[Dagenham Rover]

Well somewhere else unviable lets build homes and industrial space 

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/company-says-research-shows-support-for-docks-closure-267728/

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Yes, a other example how Peel go about their business however, it doesn't change the solution required.

If we are serious about keeping the airport and the vision for it's future someone is going to have to stump up the cash to take it off their hands.

[Dagenham Rover]

Yes, a other example how Peel go about their business however, it doesn't change the solution required.

If we are serious about keeping the airport and the vision for it's future someone is going to have to stump up the cash to take it off their hands.

I like the "consultation" with the Medway population a whole 101 people just goes to show!!!!
 and yes I would imagine so

[Bristol Red Rover]

Isn't it Sheffield Airport that's closing? 

[Donnywolf]

Yes, a other example how Peel go about their business however, it doesn't change the solution required.

If we are serious about keeping the airport and the vision for it's future someone is going to have to stump up the cash to take it off their hands.

I like the "consultation" with the Medway population a whole 101 people just goes to show!!!!
 and yes I would imagine so

Reminds me of a proposed development in Thorne where local Paper used 77% of population in favour of this development based on small figures like 101

A month or so Company gave presentation to Council & public ( almost all were anti development)

Any last questions asked the Chair and I said yes please.I asked "apart from the Company itself is there a single person who supports this plan "

Not 1 person put their hand up SO I said " so is it true now then, that 100% of Thorne residents are totally opposed to it"

The room exploded with laughter ( some didn't get it at first ) and as we left people were shaking my hand , patting me on back etc.

Statistics eh ?