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Post by 60406 on Jan 27, 2012 13:09:16 GMT
With the Yorkshire Air Ambulance now gone and the South Yorkshire Police chopper about to bite the dust, what is the future for the Sheffield City Heliport. Will it finally at long last now just simply become an expansion to the Sheffield Business Park or will it remain for the near future, with the hope that there may be some other demand for its use.?
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Post by lysander on Jan 27, 2012 14:37:49 GMT
It's built on the Green Belt...which is why Peel aren't able to build the extension to the Business Park on it. There must currently be some other useage since the Business Park have issued a notice for users pointing out obstacles, parking positions and all the usual aviation paraphenalia. Long gone are the days when Peel was promising us a commercial Heliport in exchange for digging up the runway...but, eh,who knows?
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Post by vectra1800 on Jan 28, 2012 14:36:15 GMT
It's built on the Green Belt...which is why Peel aren't able to build the extension to the Business Park on it. There must currently be some other useage since the Business Park have issued a notice for users pointing out obstacles, parking positions and all the usual aviation paraphenalia. Long gone are the days when Peel was promising us a commercial Heliport in exchange for digging up the runway...but, eh,who knows? If it's built on the green belt, how come the airport got constructed in the first place? |
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Post by lysander on Jan 29, 2012 12:31:34 GMT
Simples!!! Only that part which is now designated as the Heliport is in the Green belt...the rest ( the runway) is outside that area! Special permission was given for the terminal and associated buildings to be erected...but they still remain in a designated area and further development is prohibited...until such time as the Green belt might be redefined  |
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Post by 60406 on Feb 2, 2012 16:09:29 GMT
It's built on the Green Belt...which is why Peel aren't able to build the extension to the Business Park on it. There must currently be some other useage since the Business Park have issued a notice for users pointing out obstacles, parking positions and all the usual aviation paraphenalia. Long gone are the days when Peel was promising us a commercial Heliport in exchange for digging up the runway...but, eh,who knows? So basically, we will end up with a heliport that no one uses, to put it simple? |
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Post by lysander on Feb 2, 2012 16:22:58 GMT
If you see my earlier post you will note that the Business Park ( who, in simple terms, own the Heliport) have issued a notice for users...so one might presume that there must be some other traffic. NETS were due to open an emergency helicopter service based at the Heliport for new-born babies with severe medical problems but, so far as I can tell ,that's all gone very quiet.
According to the notice there are no re-fuelling facilities nor fire and rescue equipment available...which might be the reason why some recent medevac cases ,destined for Sheffield Hospitals, have had to use DSA.
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Post by mainline on Feb 10, 2012 17:59:32 GMT
What ever happened to the possibility of the new helicopter for the new born babies that was proposed? Not heard anything to say this as either being withdrawn or is still going ahead. Just seems to have gone quiet.
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Post by lysander on Feb 11, 2012 10:35:03 GMT
I tried contacting them some little while ago and have heard nothing!
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Post by lysander on Mar 19, 2012 9:11:52 GMT
I recently heard from NETS... who have no helicopter and are still raising funds...so yet another disappointment for SCH and, presumably, Sheffield Business Park!
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Post by busman3 on Mar 19, 2012 19:04:37 GMT
Remember that the helicopter landing pad for sheffield hosipitals was shireclife coll, now they land in the grounds of the northern general hosp , dont know if they can land at royal hallamshire, do we need a heliport..
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Post by ateam on Mar 19, 2012 19:37:54 GMT
Is there still the helipad opposite the Childrens Hospital, in the entrance to Weston Park?
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Post by dougie on Mar 19, 2012 20:05:56 GMT
Is there still the helipad opposite the Childrens Hospital, in the entrance to Weston Park? The big "H" is still painted outside Weston Park Museum, AFAIK, yes. A wee walk to the Hallamshire from there, of course, but since there's no real "A&E" at the Hallamshire thats less of a problem. The Childrens still has A&E though (so the "H" seems in the right place to me). |
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Post by lysander on Mar 19, 2012 22:21:38 GMT
Well, if we wish to remain the only European City of its size without any form of airport I should say we do...and there is some traffic using it. The others are for the emergency use ,solely, of medical cases...and Shirecliffe was only ever really used by the Geology Dept of the University for receiving N .Sea core samples during the development of our offshore oil and gas industries.
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Post by busman3 on Mar 19, 2012 23:14:44 GMT
Its not just A&E its when transfering patients from other hospitals so it cud be a case of getting someone to the hallamshire
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Post by lysander on Sept 3, 2012 13:31:41 GMT
a Freedom of Information request reveals that the SY Police have around 1,800 movements a year and civilian use, at 2 to 4 movements a week, is minimal.
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