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Derbyniwyd: 21/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce

The CWCCC welcomes the recognition of these three airfield sites. It supports the continued development and policy recognition of all three airfield sites for different reasons.

It is short sighted to suggest, as this draft proposes, that the facility at Atherstone Airfield be “downgraded” and no longer be an employment allocation. The CWCCC objects to this proposal.

These are three of the remaining airfield facilities in the whole of the Coventry and Warwickshire Sub region. Strategically the retention of facilities to accommodate and
protect local flying facilities and so-called general aviation airfield is important for local business and indeed may become much more important in the future as the nature of mobility is changing and may continue to evolve at a swift rate over the plan period.

The electrification of air transport and flying is beginning to develop alongside the development of motorised vehicle transport. It seems important that some local flying facilities are retained as part of a long-term development strategy.