doc.fixit Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Just read that Govt. has proposals to extend Jurby runway and ancilery buildings. What's to do I wonder. Residents meeting coming up with various big wigs attending. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Poppins Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 It's nothing more than keeping the land available as a strategic reserve in case it's ever needed. Nothing more than that. That's logical as there's not really many other places on island you could ever build a functional airfield if you needed to. Sorry to disappoint. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 24 minutes ago, Hairy Poppins said: It's nothing more than keeping the land available as a strategic reserve in case it's ever needed. Nothing more than that. That's logical as there's not really many other places on island you could ever build a functional airfield if you needed to. Sorry to disappoint. andreas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Poppins Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 12 minutes ago, WTF said: andreas ? Probably about the only other spot. Privately owned now though, so probably why Jurby edges the selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 (edited) I am, as ever, confused. Where can I find a copy of the Draft Area Plan for the North and West? Edited - here: https://nwinquiry.gov.im/document-library/public-inquiry-papers/ Edited July 27 by Two-lane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 1 hour ago, Hairy Poppins said: It's nothing more than keeping the land available as a strategic reserve in case it's ever needed. Nothing more than that. That's logical as there's not really many other places on island you could ever build a functional airfield if you needed to. Sorry to disappoint. It would be interesting to hear any justifications for airport development at Jurby, given a) the current financial situation and b) the millions upon millions that have already been thrown at Reynoldsway. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Poppins Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 7 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: It would be interesting to hear any justifications for airport development at Jurby, given a) the current financial situation and b) the millions upon millions that have already been thrown at Reynoldsway. I don't think we'll see it in our lifetimes. Maybe sell off the current airport land for housing? Not sure there's many ways it would be funded. All they've done with this plan is draw some lines on a map for future strategic planning. I don't think that's a bad thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Get it done the current one is hopeless! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 3 hours ago, Hairy Poppins said: It's nothing more than keeping the land available as a strategic reserve in case it's ever needed. Nothing more than that. That's logical as there's not really many other places on island you could ever build a functional airfield if you needed to. Sorry to disappoint. How do you disappoint? Sounds a reasonable supposition to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Poppins Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 33 minutes ago, doc.fixit said: How do you disappoint? Sounds a reasonable supposition to me. Because some people could have been expecting the announcement of Jurby International Airport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 1 hour ago, Hairy Poppins said: Because some people could have been expecting the announcement of Jurby International Airport. Given it was built for fully laden bombers to take off from, it should have been the main airport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian rush Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 The public inquiry maps show areas where development is to be constrained on account of the potential need to use the site in the future. It is not a current proposal to build a new airport there. if it hadn’t been constrained and there was further development (houses, industrial) and the island did need a new airport then there’d be no end of bitching on here. Ronaldsway is small, constrained and mistier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 If they wanted to keep Jurby as an option for the future maybe they shouldn't have built the prison on the airfield. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Poppins Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 18 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: If they wanted to keep Jurby as an option for the future maybe they shouldn't have built the prison on the airfield. That's why they've marked the runway centreline offset from the current runway centreline. Takes care of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 29 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: If they wanted to keep Jurby as an option for the future maybe they shouldn't have built the prison on the airfield. Though plenty of opportunities for extraordinary rendition to scouseland...to save us a few quid. We could also save the UK money by not buying them parachutes when we drop them back. Win-Win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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