As Wattisham was under threat of closure in the early 1990’s, many of the flat roof buildings such as SHQ (Station Headquarters) Guardroom, and others had nice new pointy roofs constructed. It was a very expensive undertaking at a time when the AAC had made no firm decisions of whether to move in, and it was looking like the base would close.
We still have this problem over MoD contracts, it costs more to back out of the deal than get the work completed. Sadly defence is always the kind of operation that needs a chrystal ball to see twenty or thirty years ahead.
We live in a small and increasingly overcrowded country, and housing IS a problem, especially affordable housing. I would much rather they build on Coltishall, than bulldose a 1000 year old wood land!
North Weald is still used as an airfield and houses many GA aircraft, as well as a number of the UK’s historic population. Weald IS worth fighting to save, Coltishall on the other hand will be just another few hundred acres of MoD real estate doing nothing that could help solve a shortage of affordable houses for younger people, providing that the greedy “Jack” developers don’t get there first. :rolleyes:
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