tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post990386701298054093..comments2024-03-13T10:32:22.656+00:00Comments on thanetonline: MANSTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - PETITION; MOTION; AND EVALUATION AND VALIDATION REPORT Michael Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-34640767003329114342014-07-30T19:36:48.231+01:002014-07-30T19:36:48.231+01:00Barry the firm handling the auction usually handle...Barry the firm handling the auction usually handles liquidation auctions and I have some experience of these as I have bought from them in the past, when booksellers have gone into liquidation. <br /><br />The buyers, for the most part are buying in bulk for resale, they are normally people who use these auctions regularly and are very experienced, I would expect most of the bidding to occur near the end of the auction. <br />Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-33474741244201176492014-07-30T18:10:50.764+01:002014-07-30T18:10:50.764+01:00Gazette are saying they have raised £100k today wi...Gazette are saying they have raised £100k today with more tomorrow. only another £22.9M to go :)God help ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726756701964575422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-12641663677808046322014-07-30T17:19:07.147+01:002014-07-30T17:19:07.147+01:00Hazel, it is possible but unlikely that an expensi...Hazel, it is possible but unlikely that an expensive legal injunction to prevent the owners of the airport from selling any of the airport equipment would work.<br /><br />There are several factors that would probably prevent this.<br /><br />One being that the previous owners were running a passenger airport whereas post cpo it is likely that the airport would be a freight hub and breakers, so there is the argument that some of the equipment wouldn’t be needed.<br /><br />Another is that it is very difficult to get an injunction to stop someone selling a diverse amount of their own property. <br />Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-8959088784100778582014-07-30T15:19:59.939+01:002014-07-30T15:19:59.939+01:00I cant understand why the Council is allowing the ...I cant understand why the Council is allowing the first auction to include the Generators and Miscellaneous items, and why the second auction has not been stopped. By the sale of those assets the owner changes the land use from an airfield, without any planning procedure. (Other items can be argued as operators' equipment). Why is there not a cease and desist injunction on such activity, rather than the forced response of a hasty single council meeting based on a single hasty report. Heathrow and Gatwick and the air above is saturated with their futures still in discussion, Manston is a national contingency asset, and presumably featured as part of the reasons for EC investment on road infrastructure in the area. There is plenty of scope for an airfield on the "isle" - other areas all have their airfield - whether highly commercial (freight/passenger), leisure, with potentially sophisticated air-related residential/commercial as you get in the States. The French customarily own and lease out their local airfields. Whether £100m is a realistic cost or not, it is still only half the cost of a Boeing 777, showing the value in the industry. The land is a registered airfield and the owner should keep it potentially operational as such, stopping sale of those assets which prevent that, and if the owner wishes for a change of use, properly apply for it for proper full consideration.Hazel Soperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15712598837188978627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-9117765016277148662014-07-29T18:12:30.258+01:002014-07-29T18:12:30.258+01:00Why is roger gale so insistent on not hearing the ...Why is roger gale so insistent on not hearing the facts, even an independent report. Roger Gale saying "TDC labour council will use this report to kick it in to the long grass" You would wonder why they commissioned the report in the first place? Oh yeah to see if Manston is viable or not, why, if they cant show it to be viable then how will they look when they go to court using a CPO on Gloag. As that is a vital for a successful CPO. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312167131325466700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-31782831254861030992014-07-29T09:47:49.718+01:002014-07-29T09:47:49.718+01:00Interesting discussion on Radio Kent this morningInteresting discussion on Radio Kent this morningGod help ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726756701964575422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-9550873035164496302014-07-28T22:54:01.773+01:002014-07-28T22:54:01.773+01:00Michael can't the airport be stopped for build...Michael can't the airport be stopped for building by people power localism bill or what ever they call it?Don Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099505939055955603noreply@blogger.com