We have / had aWorld War Two airfield on our our doorstep. Owned by the Navy . Right on the beach at Lee on Solent . Acres acres of land , HMS Daedalus, .
Can you imagine what that land was worth . …….
The Borough Council purchased it from the Navy , and decided to develop it . They have sold it off piecemeal over the years despite objections at every decision . Houses have been built , industrial estates , , roads driven through it , the airfield has been turned into a commercial venture , the gliding fraternity have been forced out , and the latest abomination is a Electrical Interconnector Station taking power from Europe and feeding into our Power Systems .
This building ( buildings ) is a kin monster .
The whole thing is owned and run by The National Grid .
There was a very viable and safe alternative site available to everyone only a mile away , the old , disused Oil Refinery at Fawley , it can clearly be seen from the beach at LoS .
But , having been offered £10 million pounds to hand the site at the airfield over , Fareham Council we’re not going to let anything get in the way to sell their soul .
The objections were mountainous , , whole communities were formed , it brought around six “ villages” together trying to get this thing stopped , it went to the government and Fareham broke every rule and even ignored the law of the land to get this thing over the line .
The leader of the council became public enemy number one ,
The leader of the planning committee I could easily have punched in the face , smug , self centred arrogant excuse for a man , .
Today the thing is up and running , Fareham have their money , we have lost a lovely piece of coastal land , and everyone is happy !!!
They have painted it purple to blend in with the surrounding countryside!!!!