4 February 2006
A public enquiry in to proposals by the East of England Regional Authority for permission to build 6,000 houses at North Weald will be heard on 14th and 15th February in Letchworth. Last year EERA published a discussion document, Regional Spatial Strategy for the East of England. Following the enquiry an Inspector will make his decisions as to whether or not North Weald Airfield is to be kept included within the report and hence recommended as a site for housing.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport and English Heritage recently included North Weald Airfield in a list of historic aviation sites which it believes should be protected for future generations. It describes North Weald as ‘a Fighter sector station with Battle of Britain associations, and after Kenley and Debden retaining the best-preserved of the landscapes put in place by Fighter Command at the beginning of the Second World War.’
The North Weald Airfield Users Group has appointed Peter Kember of Kember Loudon Williams to represent them at the enquiry. EERA has received Over 6800 objections to the plans.
www.northwealdairfield.org
