Guys and girls, if you’re at Wellesbourne this week I urge you to dive into the airfield manager’s office, near the museum, and take a look at the plans on his wall. Alternatively they are displayed in Council office in Stratford.

For those that can’t, I have conceptualised the approximate location on Wellesbourne’s AIP plate. I should add exact location may be off as is scale.

Here is the file: http://www.bluerobin.flyer.co.uk/egbwconcept.jpg (look for the two black blobs on the NE of the field).

The basic details are as follows. The plan shows two warehouse units. Number 1 is 9200 sq metres whilst number 2 is 4500 sq metres. Each will be used for lorry distribution having 10 and 6 bays respectively. This is a prime location being located next to a main road with the Fosse a short drive ot the south and the A46/M40 a few miles to the north. The development will be 15 metres high and displaced 300 metres from the already displaced 23 threshold.

The worry of course for pilots is safety. With a building that high it is conceivably like Coventry that a warehouse development such as this will effectively shut the runway for good. This then makes a further flight safety issue by only having 18/36 available. Not good for taildragging and moreso “interesting” for students at a busy fixed-wing training airfield. This may also have an impact on the airfield business…

As for the locals, right across the road is Wellesbourne itself. With 16 bays, that’s a lot of traffic therefore pollution and noise.

I think the meeting is next week. More information when I hear of it.