Public operator new, private operator delete: getting C2248 “can not access private member” when using new

Question

A class has overloaded operators new and delete. new is public, delete is private.

When constructing an instance

Answer 1

Check this. In one of the lower paragraphs it says that new requires delete to be accessable. Basically it says, you can only create objects on the heap, if you can also delete them again.