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Stornoway Airport has obtained a court order against Melbost and Brahanhuie crofters who accused the airfield operator of “squatting” on their land.

 

The crofters legally control the the airfield site following the outcome of a recent Scottish Land Court decision which declared the land was never taken out of crofting tenure when their forebearers allowed it to be used as a military base during WW2.

 

That means Hial do not own the airport while adjacent villages actually hold the rights.

 

However, the company Hial, is appealing that decision at the Court of Session.

 

The situation was inflamed over the past few days when the grazings committee wrote to the airport and other businesses sited on the land, advising them they were “squatting.”

 

They requested proposals to “regularise your organisation’s position and to remove your organisation from the category of sqatter.”

 

Antagonised by the move, Hial today obtained an interim interdict from Lord Armstrong at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

 

The court order prevents the grazing committee taking any action to interfere with the occupation of land by tenants at Stornoway Airport or do anything which might risk the safe operation of Stornoway Airport.

 

Crofters previously urged Hial to meet with them to discuss how the airport can continue to run alongside crofting activity.

 

Inglis Lyon, Hial managing director said: “We are disappointed that the actions of the Melbost and Brahanhuie grazings committee have required us to seek an interim interdict.

 

“We have said all along that our intention in developing this land has always been to facilitate the creation of affordable, high-quality homes that would benefit local people.

 

“Our priority at Hial is to maintain safety and airport operations and the order issued today preserves the status quo until the appeal is heard.”

 

According to Mr Lyon, Hial has sought to “engage constructively with the grazings committee and has offered to meet with all involved to arrive at a mutually agreeable solution.

 

“Whilst, to date, this offer has not been accepted, it nonetheless remains open.”

 

 

 

 

http://www.hebrides-news.com/stornoway-airport-ownership-row-10519.html

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I'd imagine ownership can get technical. The curragh plains in Kildare ( Ireland ) was originally a British army base but after Ireland became a republic the Irish set up shop in that base already built. Vast tracts of land became commonage and grazing rights were split in a syndicate and 3 generations later a motorway runs through and the syndicate weren't compensated for land taken. The Irish government has the right to take land but with some legal mumbo jumbo this land is actually private owned by British forces. They don't want it because it would start another war if they claimed it but the Irish government haven't legal rights to claim it but ploughed a motorway through it anyway. Some of those syndicate sheep farmers could be in for a big payday when it gets ironed out because as it stands they own a section of the busiest motorway in the country but other laws say they  don't. It used to be a couple of hundred every year for up keep and a lot of farmers pulled out( signed out) but the ones left could end up with a big payday. How much is 2km of busiest motorway in the country worth?

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