▁He ath row ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁demol ished ; ▁afterwards ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁He ath row ▁Airport ' s ▁fire ▁station . ▁An ▁attempt ▁by ▁the ▁Air ▁Ministry ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁Perry ▁O aks ▁se w age ▁sl ud ge ▁works ▁to ▁fit ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁left ▁corner ▁of ▁a ▁ ∇ ▁layout ▁of ▁three ▁run ways ▁caused ▁fur ious ▁ex changes ▁with ▁M idd les ex ▁County ▁Council , ▁who ▁had ▁to ▁resist , ▁as ▁that ▁would ▁need ▁first ▁building ▁somewhere ▁else ▁to ▁treat ▁the ▁se w age ▁sl ud ge ▁handled ▁there , ▁and ▁building ▁new ▁connecting ▁se wers , ▁all ▁in ▁w art ime . ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 : ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁usage ▁of ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁and ▁much ▁effort ▁on ▁the ▁He ath row ▁project ▁during ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁Operation ▁Over l ord . ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁good ▁farm ▁and ▁market ▁garden ▁land . ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 : ▁The ▁Air ▁Ministry ▁requ is ition ed ▁the ▁air field ▁and ▁surrounding ▁far ms , ▁roads ▁and ▁houses , ▁ost ens ibly ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁military ▁bom bers . ▁( Har old ▁B alf our ▁( l ater ▁Lord ▁B alf our ), ▁then ▁Under - Secret ary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Air ▁( 1 9 3 8 – 4 4 ), ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁aut