A singular approach to commecial development in the area, assuming the Airport will expand its capacities in the near future will involve drastic changes in planning policy. We have seen over the past decade many attemps fail due to planning policy in this area.
The Cherry Orchard Business Park area seems to have by its nature and ownership a limited potential to generate the number of new jobs required. The movement of companies to the site will only draw down their labour requirements from existing sources. What is needed is expansion of all types of businesses not only in the service sector but in high tech and manufacturing for this site to succeed in its potential. Again the assumption of the planners is flawed by over egging the potential without realising the short comings of one type of business being presnet on a business site. There is a need to generate new jobs, not transfer them from existing areas to one site. The infrastructure may take the cars which will attend the site but not the workstaff or customers requiring to get to and from the area for the purposes of work if green issues are to be addressed. Once again its taking into consideration all the aspects rather than those which fulfill a tick box.