A campaign has been mounted against a bid that could see hundreds of aircraft take to the sky over village homes.
Letters have been sent out to Bovingdon householders urging them to object to the latest submission for Berry Farm in Whelpley Hill – part of the village’s disused airfield.
Father and son Jonathan and Paul Webb have appealed against enforcement action that restricts aircraft movements to 76 take offs and landings per year.
An earlier application for a certificate of lawfulness of existing use or development to acknowledge the airfield’s continuous use as a base for light aircraft flights was refused by Dacorum Borough Council.
The council took enforcement action because it believes there has been a material change of use of the land, with more than 750 aircraft movements a year, and deemed it inappropriate development within the Green Belt.
Mr Webb’s appeal – submitted to the Planning Inspectorate – also requests the approval of 400 aircraft movements per year but the campaign letter to homes says: “It would be impossible to ‘police’ this number and it is probable that aircraft activity would grow as has happened at Turweston and other villages where flying started with a small amount and rapidly expanded.”
It goes on to say: “If you don’t want a fully operational aerodrome on your doorstep what can you do?” This is followed by details of how to object and includes a draft letter that people can use.
The Webbs have previously argued that the airfield has been used by light aircraft since the RAF left following the Second World War.
The deadline to object or support the appeal is June 3.