Panshanger Aerodrome

Welwyn Hatfield MP Grant Shapps has said the public consultation regarding Panshanger Aerodrome was “one of the most deeply flawed and unimpressive consultation exhibitions Welwyn Hatfield has ever seen”.

Lemsford Village resident Jane Quinton, who used to keep a plane at Panshanger, branded the consultation “shabby and manipulative”, and added: “I think the way it was presented at the consultation was designed to deliver them a result they wanted.” ...

Committee member of community group Panshanger People, Gary O'Leary, said: “It's really a numbers game from a development perspective rather than quality. The airfield is an option that has conveniently disappeared.” Will Davis said: “The only option ...

As part of the Local Plan the Panshanger Aerodrome site on the edge of Welwyn Garden City was listed as a “favourable” location by the borough council, which prompted objections from residents, aviation groups and Sport England, who were all opposed to ...

Panshanger aerodrome closed last year and now Mariposa and Shield Demolition have approached Welwyn Hatfield Council regarding the demolition of six hangars, one storage building and three subterranean fuel tanks. The buildings are said to be ...

The North London Flying School has been told by the freeholder Mariposa Ltd to leave the airfield by September 20, but the residents' group Panshanger People hopes to persuade the borough council not to earmark it for housing in planning guidance due ...