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Oatlands Hill

Imported, unreviewedRegreenedClosedAmesbury, England

Airport (1941-1946) closed to farmland; strategy 'regreen' documented but unexplained; no development details. · summary, model-written

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Now

StatusClosedWikipedia no source
StrategyRegreenedWikipedia no source
New usesotherWikipedia no source
What is there nowfarmlandnewtypes-extraction reported

Summary, model-written

Oatlands Hill opened as a satellite airfield in 1941 (Amesbury, England), closed in 1946, and was returned to farmland. Its documented strategy is 'regreen' (per origins and context).

Why. Context peers (e.g., North Street Arcade, ROF Cardiff) share the 'regreen' strategy and similar era/opening dates, but no specific rationale for this site’s approach is provided.

Where it stands. Status is closed. Current use is farmland (after_notes). New use is listed as 'other' with no further detail. Parcel, deal, or planning data is not in the record.

For a planner

  • Strategy 'regreen' is documented but unexplained.
  • No details on how farmland transition occurred or current land management.

For a developer

  • No current land use or development potential is specified.
  • No parcel boundaries, ownership, or deal history provided.

What we do not know yet

  • 'Other' new use is undefined.
  • No context on why 'regreen' was chosen over other strategies.
  • No data on site size, ownership, or planning approvals.

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History and original facts

Opened1941newtypes-extraction reported
Closed1946newtypes-extraction reported
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Oatlands Hill satellite airfield closed in 1945/1946 and was regreened into farmland.

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Timeline

  1. 1941 Site opened as a satellite airfield
  2. 1941 Opened
  3. 1946 Site closed and returned to farmland
  4. 1946 Closed

Sources

  • Old Sarum Airfield · CC BY-SA 4.0
    3 quoted sentences
    Oatlands Hill
    It opened in June 1941
    The Oatlands site closed in May 1945 or in 1946 and returned to farmland.

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