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Post by admin on Sept 24, 2024 9:04:19 GMT
"This is a great opportunity to develop what is now wasteland and a derelict site" - of course it is, you've engineered that  He added that the speedway track, which has been decommissioned, would cost "multiple millions of pounds to put back together". - based on what evidence? Complete new rebuild of the stand was allegedly about £4m which is, wait for it, the cost of the golf? (I'll try to check and dig those figures out tomorrow).The speedway consortium said it would be able to reinstate the track and grandstand within eight weeks of moving back in. And the cherry on the top has to be this? The nerve:Mr Butterfield said: "I don't think AEPG are killing off [speedway] – we are facilitating development and promoting the land for development."  (Collison's showground viability report - February 2024) An October 2023 report on the condition of the grandstand, commissioned once the 2023 Speedway season was completed, reported a need for a minimum investment of between £475,000 and £725,000 to renew the grandstand to a minimum compliant standard to meet health and safety requirements. This report however, recommended demolition and replacement of the grandstand due to the over 50-year-old age of the current structure, and the economic unviability of the renewal. This proposed replacement would cost £3.5-3.95 million, and it is believed this would take 2 years to undertake due to planning requirements. And from Collison's economic impact assessment - September 2023:Golf facility construction costs have been internally estimated by AEPG’s leisure department.  These figures are: a. £105,000 for the full size sports pitch; b. £490,000 for the artificial (under 10s) training pitch; c. £175,000 per MUGA pitch; d. 4% projected build cost inflation for 2023; e. £3.5 million for the golf driving range;  f. £400,000 for the indoor adventure golf;
g. And £500,000 for the outdoor adventure golf.80. In addition, the cost estimates have a 10% contingency cost (to allow for unforeseen material costs, infrastructure costs, professional fees, and other cost increases.) (kerching!!  ) Golf course and driving range constructed and opened 2028-2029 (source: Collison's economic impact assessment - September 2023) - just what Peterborough needs in 5 years time, internally estimated by AEPG’s psychic department  |
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Post by admin on Sept 25, 2024 15:15:06 GMT
  AEPG are probably going to do a dump on the 5th  Letters of support for East of England Showground homes and leisure development to be revealed in days ET 25/9/24 for full article!50 to 60 businesses and organisations have expressed backing for the planned development (Which Butterfield equates to 50-100,000 Peterborough citizens ) Letters of support for a multi-million pound homes and leisure village development on the East of England Showground are expected to be made public in just days. - why wait? Read the objections today on the PCC Planning Portal!A spokesperson for AEPG would not provide names of other supporters. But she said: “We will be loading the letters on to the planning portal on or before October 5. - A spokesperson but she said - got the AEPG YTS providing the copy Ashley Butterfield, chief executive of AEPG, has already named Peterborough Cathedral, the Nene Park Trust and ice hockey team Peterborough Phantoms as supporters of the development: A Peterborough Phantoms spokesperson did not respond to a request for a comment. - Best to stop digging that hole so not surprised.He said: “Peterborough Cathedral welcomes the wide range of amenities the plans offer for the new community and others and the commitment to a good proportion of, desperately needed, affordable housing on the site.” - I've seen that on the portal, hardly inspiring or powerful? And look at the makeup of the cohort.A spokesperson for Nene Park Trust stated: “Our support for the project is due to their commitment to affordable housing and the provision of significant and quality greenspace, and ensuring this commitment is upheld.” - don't know if that's on but it's hardly inspiring!Can't be bothered with the rest. It's old news. Must be a slow news day? |
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Post by bratters on Sept 25, 2024 21:13:02 GMT
Means absolutely nothing, won’t even be taken into consideration, nothing to do with the planning. Supporting something is not a good enough reason to approve. Ignoring National and Local planning policies is however a reason to reject.
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Post by admin on Sept 25, 2024 21:51:09 GMT
Means absolutely nothing, won’t even be taken into consideration, nothing to do with the planning. Supporting something is not a good enough reason to approve. Ignoring National and Local planning policies is however a reason to reject. Wish I had your confidence and trusting nature! |
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Post by admin on Sept 30, 2024 10:06:08 GMT
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Post by admin on Sept 30, 2024 10:50:48 GMT
Interesting that I've just read this from one of the objections: The future of Peterborough City:I am all for progress, and feel with the correct plans in place that an attractive development could work. However, Peterborough is a failing city. Shops are closing; the city is full of homeless and drunks. It is no longer inviting and Queensgate is certainly no longer 'the capital city of shopping!'Peterborough City Council please address the current issues that our city is facing and look into remodelling and repairing the City Centre as oppose to adding facilities on the outskirts that will be detrimental to our city. The new development includes a new hotel. Yet we are still waiting for the Hilton Hotel on Bridge Street to be completed. The Bellway housing development for 128 houses started 2 years ago and was planned for finish in 2024. But it has been mothballed and only being built to what is required due to economic changes. We have been advised this might be finished in 2026, so 4 years to complete as opposed to 2 years. My concerns is the new development will never be finish, or fit for purpose not only when built but for future generations. I would like my fears removed and have confidence in PCC and AEPG.
Overall SummaryI object to both applications as submitted. They should be submitted as one complete application and the many gaps that exists should be quantified. Clear and open communication with local residents should be compulsory for a development of this size. And right on cue we get: (peterboroughtoday for full article 30/9/24)The owners of Peterborough’s Queensgate Shopping Centre have said facilities at a planned £50 million leisure village at the East of England Showground should be sited in North Westgate. The call from IREEF Queensgate Peterborough, which is the company that owns the mall, comes in a formal objection to plans by AEPG to create a leisure village, called Cultura Place, on the 164 acre Showground.In its objection, IREEF states that allowing the proposed leisure facilities on the Showground could undermine the development of sites in the city centre, including North Westgate, which has been a target for regeneration for about 30 years. IREEF states Peterborough’s Local Plan demands that ‘the overall strategy for retail and other main town centres uses is to support and regenerate the city centre to maintain and enhance the vitality and viability of the City Centre so that it remains at the top of the hierarchy of centres.’It adds: ”If main town centre uses such as those proposed (by AEPG) continue to be provided in out-of-centre locations such as the Showground, this will have a negative impact on the prospects of regenerating North Westgate and other city centre sites in the future.” It states that APEG has not properly considered alternative sites in the city centre for the leisure village."North Westgate is a large site identified for this type of development in the Local Plan. "It is smaller than the application site, but the development could be provided in a different way and in conjunction with adjacent sites, including Queensgate. IREEF warns: “Over the years a large amount of out-of-centre development has been granted planning permission around Peterborough which has had a significant negative impact on the vitality of the city centre. "This has been exacerbated by the impacts of internet shopping and, more recently, the pandemic. It adds: “If there is a significant void in the City’s leisure offer, as the applicant states is the case in its submissions, this should be satisfied by developing preferable sites in the city centre; and not by accommodating it in an out-of-centre location.”AEPG says 50 to 60 companies and organisations supporting the Showground development plans, including the Cathedral and Nene Park Trust. - Left off Peterborough Phantoms I note?And funnily enough, those two are both members of the Bondholder Network which Butterfield requested support letters from whilst calling Peterborough Speedway Supporters a 'selfish, small cohort'
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Post by rodders on Sept 30, 2024 12:13:30 GMT
Interesting that I've just read this from one of the objections: The future of Peterborough City:I am all for progress, and feel with the correct plans in place that an attractive development could work. However, Peterborough is a failing city. Shops are closing; the city is full of homeless and drunks. It is no longer inviting and Queensgate is certainly no longer 'the capital city of shopping!'Peterborough City Council please address the current issues that our city is facing and look into remodelling and repairing the City Centre as oppose to adding facilities on the outskirts that will be detrimental to our city. The new development includes a new hotel. Yet we are still waiting for the Hilton Hotel on Bridge Street to be completed. The Bellway housing development for 128 houses started 2 years ago and was planned for finish in 2024. But it has been mothballed and only being built to what is required due to economic changes. We have been advised this might be finished in 2026, so 4 years to complete as opposed to 2 years. My concerns is the new development will never be finish, or fit for purpose not only when built but for future generations. I would like my fears removed and have confidence in PCC and AEPG.
Overall SummaryI object to both applications as submitted. They should be submitted as one complete application and the many gaps that exists should be quantified. Clear and open communication with local residents should be compulsory for a development of this size. And right on cue we get: (peterboroughtoday for full article 30/9/24)The owners of Peterborough’s Queensgate Shopping Centre have said facilities at a planned £50 million leisure village at the East of England Showground should be sited in North Westgate. The call from IREEF Queensgate Peterborough, which is the company that owns the mall, comes in a formal objection to plans by AEPG to create a leisure village, called Cultura Place, on the 164 acre Showground.In its objection, IREEF states that allowing the proposed leisure facilities on the Showground could undermine the development of sites in the city centre, including North Westgate, which has been a target for regeneration for about 30 years. IREEF states Peterborough’s Local Plan demands that ‘the overall strategy for retail and other main town centres uses is to support and regenerate the city centre to maintain and enhance the vitality and viability of the City Centre so that it remains at the top of the hierarchy of centres.’It adds: ”If main town centre uses such as those proposed (by AEPG) continue to be provided in out-of-centre locations such as the Showground, this will have a negative impact on the prospects of regenerating North Westgate and other city centre sites in the future.” It states that APEG has not properly considered alternative sites in the city centre for the leisure village."North Westgate is a large site identified for this type of development in the Local Plan. "It is smaller than the application site, but the development could be provided in a different way and in conjunction with adjacent sites, including Queensgate. IREEF warns: “Over the years a large amount of out-of-centre development has been granted planning permission around Peterborough which has had a significant negative impact on the vitality of the city centre. "This has been exacerbated by the impacts of internet shopping and, more recently, the pandemic. It adds: “If there is a significant void in the City’s leisure offer, as the applicant states is the case in its submissions, this should be satisfied by developing preferable sites in the city centre; and not by accommodating it in an out-of-centre location.”AEPG says 50 to 60 companies and organisations supporting the Showground development plans, including the Cathedral and Nene Park Trust. - Left off Peterborough Phantoms I note?And funnily enough, those two are both members of the Bondholder Network which Butterfield requested support letters from whilst calling Peterborough Speedway Supporters a 'selfish, small cohort'
- and out of those alleged powerful 50 or 60 support letters it'll be interesting to match against the Bondholder Network!IMO APEG ARE TOTALLY CONCERNERD WITH GREED ANS AVARICE , MONEY MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY CONCERN FOR PETERBOROUGH |
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Post by admin on Sept 30, 2024 16:34:27 GMT
Interesting that I've just read this from one of the objections: The future of Peterborough City:I am all for progress, and feel with the correct plans in place that an attractive development could work. However, Peterborough is a failing city. Shops are closing; the city is full of homeless and drunks. It is no longer inviting and Queensgate is certainly no longer 'the capital city of shopping!'Peterborough City Council please address the current issues that our city is facing and look into remodelling and repairing the City Centre as oppose to adding facilities on the outskirts that will be detrimental to our city. The new development includes a new hotel. Yet we are still waiting for the Hilton Hotel on Bridge Street to be completed. The Bellway housing development for 128 houses started 2 years ago and was planned for finish in 2024. But it has been mothballed and only being built to what is required due to economic changes. We have been advised this might be finished in 2026, so 4 years to complete as opposed to 2 years. My concerns is the new development will never be finish, or fit for purpose not only when built but for future generations. I would like my fears removed and have confidence in PCC and AEPG.
Overall SummaryI object to both applications as submitted. They should be submitted as one complete application and the many gaps that exists should be quantified. Clear and open communication with local residents should be compulsory for a development of this size. And right on cue we get: (peterboroughtoday for full article 30/9/24)The owners of Peterborough’s Queensgate Shopping Centre have said facilities at a planned £50 million leisure village at the East of England Showground should be sited in North Westgate. The call from IREEF Queensgate Peterborough, which is the company that owns the mall, comes in a formal objection to plans by AEPG to create a leisure village, called Cultura Place, on the 164 acre Showground.In its objection, IREEF states that allowing the proposed leisure facilities on the Showground could undermine the development of sites in the city centre, including North Westgate, which has been a target for regeneration for about 30 years. IREEF states Peterborough’s Local Plan demands that ‘the overall strategy for retail and other main town centres uses is to support and regenerate the city centre to maintain and enhance the vitality and viability of the City Centre so that it remains at the top of the hierarchy of centres.’It adds: ”If main town centre uses such as those proposed (by AEPG) continue to be provided in out-of-centre locations such as the Showground, this will have a negative impact on the prospects of regenerating North Westgate and other city centre sites in the future.” It states that APEG has not properly considered alternative sites in the city centre for the leisure village."North Westgate is a large site identified for this type of development in the Local Plan. "It is smaller than the application site, but the development could be provided in a different way and in conjunction with adjacent sites, including Queensgate. IREEF warns: “Over the years a large amount of out-of-centre development has been granted planning permission around Peterborough which has had a significant negative impact on the vitality of the city centre. "This has been exacerbated by the impacts of internet shopping and, more recently, the pandemic. It adds: “If there is a significant void in the City’s leisure offer, as the applicant states is the case in its submissions, this should be satisfied by developing preferable sites in the city centre; and not by accommodating it in an out-of-centre location.”AEPG says 50 to 60 companies and organisations supporting the Showground development plans, including the Cathedral and Nene Park Trust. - Left off Peterborough Phantoms I note?And funnily enough, those two are both members of the Bondholder Network which Butterfield requested support letters from whilst calling Peterborough Speedway Supporters a 'selfish, small cohort'
- and out of those alleged powerful 50 or 60 support letters it'll be interesting to match against the Bondholder Network!Doubt that you're alone in those thoughts Rodders? Bratters said as such earlier in the thread: I have said from the very outset of this process and will continue to say it, this is a watershed moment for PCC. Do they stick to the Local Plan obligations (which they inserted into the Local Plan specifically to protect the Speedway club) or do they fold and get in bed with a bloke with no history of developing a site of this magnitude and who has admitted to people that he is clearly only here to feather his own nest and doesn’t respect the views of the local residents who will have to put up with 10 years of dust, noise and mess should the applications be approved. With 5300 or more houses being currently built in Great Haddon and more elsewhere in the City, we are likely already meeting government targets for house building over the next few years. 1500 extra houses will put a massive extra strain everywhere in the Orton and Alwalton area, the development isn’t wanted and in my view, as a resident, isn’t needed. No need to add allegedly, he told me this at the open day, his words were along the lines of “I’ll make millions and have a very good pension for life”. He had no idea who I was at the time, he thought I was an interested resident. He went a little white when I told him I was a former promoter of the club. Clearly at that open day he was very confident of not having any issues getting the job done, by saying what he said to me speaks volumes about his lack of professionalism. Should also add it took eight years before the Great Haddon development got to sink a brick in the ground. |
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Post by admin on Sept 30, 2024 17:29:27 GMT
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Post by rodders on Sept 30, 2024 21:19:21 GMT
Suggest spotlight be turned on those that own or in charge of showground. Whilst AEPG are imo greedy avaricious sods arguably they have been set up as the fall guys to achieve the agenda of current owners who clearly have neither the will or inclination to make a go of the showground. Agricultural events in this region have had tremendous support and increased attendances in this region, yet showground insist they are not financially viable. A hidden agenda you may think
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Post by admin on Oct 1, 2024 9:41:56 GMT
Suggest spotlight be turned on those that own or in charge of showground. Whilst AEPG are imo greedy avaricious sods arguably they have been set up as the fall guys to achieve the agenda of current owners who clearly have neither the will or inclination to make a go of the showground. Agricultural events in this region have had tremendous support and increased attendances in this region, yet showground insist they are not financially viable. A hidden agenda you may think Don't think that there is a hidden agenda. Wrong agenda clearly with questions to be asked and answered, but the Design and Access Statement set the scene: The Society moved to its present Showground in 1966. The site was chosen for its good road connections and to be a more spacious home outside of the city. This new, larger Showground enabled the first annual East of England Show to take place in 1968, while the site also became a venue for other, non-agricultural events. Additional on-site facilities were built, including an Exhibition Hall, Speedway track, office and conference suites. In recent years, attendance at the East of England Agricultural Show steadily declined and following the 2012 event (edit, additional -The 2012 show was dogged by wet weather) the decision was taken to cease holding an annual show. The Showground has continued to act as an events venue, with the revenue generated helping to fund the work of the Society. - "revenue generated" doesn't that suggest that it still made money?The evolution of Peterborough and subsequent developments over the last fifty years have seen the city expand so that the Showground – a firmly rural location in 1966 – is now situated on the edge of Peterborough’s south-western suburbs. - True, Peterborough all but stopped at the Gordon Arms when I first started attending Peterborough Speedway.In order to facilitate our renewed focus on promoting agriculture and rural life, EEAS feel it is time to move the Society’s headquarters from the East of England Showground to a more appropriate land holding in a new rural location to accommodate the Society’s staff and provide exhibition/conference space for educational events. And here's where the problems start - The Showground site was offered to Peterborough City Council to allocate for housing and employment uses, to meet the needs of the city as it continues to grow. one assumes that that's why PCC moved away from its 2015 draft vision for the EoES:
Policy LP31: East of England Showground
Within the East of England Showground, as shown on the Policies Map, planning permission will be granted for development for sport, leisure and other uses which would be appropriate to the existing Showground and which would not impair its continued use for that purpose. Proposals for development should not have an unacceptable adverse impact on the surrounding uses (especially on occupiers of nearby residential properties), and all development should ensure that the character of the area is maintained.They then arrived at the 2019 version as mentioned below with LP36 and the inclusion of LP30 to protect Peterborough Speedway, although AEPG are doing their best to ignore it, engineer a way out or sell their fantasy as bigger and better?The Peterborough Local Plan was subsequently adopted by the Council in July 2019 with an allocation development at the Showground site. With the adoption of the Council’s Local Plan coinciding with our own plan to move to a new rural home, there is now an opportunity to deliver something special at the Showground site: not just new homes for Peterborough but a new, unique part of the city with its own sense of place and character, building on the rich legacy of the Society’s five decades there.
To answer the point, I think that the EEAS are happy to let in run as is at the moment although you may or may not have seen letters from trustees on the planning portal wanting the money from the land sale so if that's still the case then how long their patience will last we'll have to see?
A year ago the message was that "AEPG currently occupy and operate the site under a lease" - I don't know if that still stands but one assumes that the consortium does.
As Bratters has said, it's a watershed moment for PCC and at this stage and moment in time then that's where the spotlight needs to point! |
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Post by bratters on Oct 1, 2024 11:07:28 GMT
To reiterate, the Showground has NEVER made a loss, just take a look on Companies House.
The letters of support are irrelevant, it does not alter the fact that the planning applications do not adhere to national and local planning policies.
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Post by admin on Oct 1, 2024 14:34:52 GMT
Suggest spotlight be turned on those that own or in charge of showground. Whilst AEPG are imo greedy avaricious sods arguably they have been set up as the fall guys to achieve the agenda of current owners who clearly have neither the will or inclination to make a go of the showground. Agricultural events in this region have had tremendous support and increased attendances in this region, yet showground insist they are not financially viable. A hidden agenda you may think I did wonder what the EEAS was getting out of this? I didn't realise it was such an eye-watering amount. No wonder those trustee support letters were pleading for completion: From Allia Future Business Centre: A £60m endowment for the charity which owns the site.
Another letter says: The site owners (East of England Agricultural Society) will use any revenue generated from the sale of the land to educate future generations about agriculture and support the local farming network.
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Post by bratters on Oct 2, 2024 13:11:39 GMT
Suggest spotlight be turned on those that own or in charge of showground. Whilst AEPG are imo greedy avaricious sods arguably they have been set up as the fall guys to achieve the agenda of current owners who clearly have neither the will or inclination to make a go of the showground. Agricultural events in this region have had tremendous support and increased attendances in this region, yet showground insist they are not financially viable. A hidden agenda you may think I did wonder what the EEAS was getting out of this? I didn't realise it was such an eye-watering amount. No wonder those trustee support letters were pleading for completion: From Allia Future Business Centre: A £60m endowment for the charity which owns the site.
Another letter says: The site owners (East of England Agricultural Society) will use any revenue generated from the sale of the land to educate future generations about agriculture and support the local farming network.
So how much of that will they actually spend like that? Have they got figures for local spend? Wonder how much would go in to their pension pots? |
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Post by bratters on Oct 3, 2024 7:41:29 GMT
Wonder how much would go in to their pension pots? Dunno! e-mail the CEO of the EEAS and say that a £60m endowment has been reported and can you have a breakdown of how that will be spent? I'm sure that he'd be happy to clarify. I’m not so sure he would. LOL |
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Post by admin on Oct 3, 2024 9:03:26 GMT
A reminder - NEED TO GET IT IN THIS WEEK!If you wish to comment on this application you should ensure that your written comments are received by 5 October 2024. Comments received after this date will be taken into consideration only if the application has not already been determined23/00412/OUT | Outline permission for demolition of all buildings and construction of up to 650 dwellings (where Peterborough Speedway sits). 23/00400/OUT | Outline permission for construction up to 850 dwellings (the additional plan which means that AEPG can't meet LP30 onsite without PCC rejection or submitting revised plans). Good to see the objections continue to be submitted in this final week  Worthy of note: Whilst it may be argued by the applicant that the stadium and speedway track is now not fit for purpose this is only a result of the actions of the applicant and it cannot be right that they benefit from such action - yup, AEPG have shut down the EoES and trashed the working speedway operation that was handed over to them. And straight to the point - I Still object to these ridiculous plans 
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Post by admin on Oct 3, 2024 9:30:53 GMT
And AEPG's woes continue
Although this doesn't at the moment get us back on track as quickly as we would like, it does bring the day closer when Butterfield has to talk to the consortium as Bratters has always said that he would have to at some point. Also at that point it will test Butterfield's statement that speedway will never return to the EoES irrespective of planning failures, if that failure happens on the 15th as it should..
Peterborough Civic Society calls for a rethink of development plans for East of England Showground
Call for masterplan to cover entire site
A heritage and development watchdog has called for a rethink of plans to build 1,500 homes and a leisure village on the East of England Showground.
The Peterborough Civic Society is urging the proposals be rejected by councillors and that a proper masterplan for the Showground is put together.
The Society has submitted its objections to Peterborough City Council, which is expected to consider two outline planning applications for the Showground later this month.
One of the plans proposed by the Showground promoter AEPG, calls for 850 homes plus a leisure village, school, hotel and care village.
The second is for 650 homes only on land already allocated for housing in the council's Local Plan.
But the civic society says the two applications should be combined as the 650 dwellings alone, with infrastructure, community, leisure, and retail facilities excluded, is untenable
It states: “The development of community and leisure facilities are linked to the 850 housing units rather than 650 housing units so there will be no such facilities, including the primary school, if the former application is not permitted.
"We do not think this is acceptable and the two applications should not be considered separately.”
The Society is also concerned the proposed community facilities do not include junior or secondary schools or health facilities.
A major headache is the likely high volume of transport and traffic.
The Society calls for special consideration for an enhanced bus service to and from the site and that major events should merit a specific shuttle bus service.
It adds that the planned central green area should be designed to allow for informal ball games so residents can have this facility without having to pay for the hire of the proposed leisure centre outdoor pitches.
It also points out that the Showground masterplan submitted by AEPG does not include the adjoining Milton Estates Land.
It says this is a problem because while the Milton Estates land is not within the control of AEPG, access to it is only through the Showground.
The Society states that this means ‘any future development of the area excluded from the masterplan, whether for housing or employment sites, will have major implications for the current proposals.
It warns: “It appears short-sighted to ignore this in the masterplan.”
peterboroughtoday/civic-society-calls-for-a-rethink-of-development-plans-for-east-of-england-showground 3/10/24
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Post by admin on Oct 3, 2024 9:39:56 GMT
Peterborough Civic Society adds that the planned central green area should be designed to allow for informal ball games so residents can have this facility without having to pay for the hire of the proposed leisure centre outdoor pitches. Reminds one of this doesn't it? The PCC - OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT - PLANNING COMMENTS of Sept 2023 that went AWOL from the planning portal before being returned in a considerably watered down, changed version without these graphics: Recommendation: Objection Further to significant PreApp dialogue with the Applicant PCC Open Space Management are disappointed with the current submission of the 2 somewhat underwhelming Applications Neighbourhood Parks: Main Park is needing to be enlarged (again no quantity can be located), further within the overall design more thought is to be given to understanding the history of the Showground, our suggestion for the main POS Area (Neighbourhood Park) would be the current main Showground outdoor speedway/events area (please see image below highlighted):  - around the Arena  |
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Post by admin on Oct 3, 2024 17:15:58 GMT
Interesting article in Peterborough Today 3/10/24:Leading councillor questions pace of progress with Peterborough's multi-million pound regeneration - (That's Wayne Fitzgerald who'll be sitting on the Oct 15 Planning and Environmental Protection Committee meeting (keep an eye out for further details and agenda)). Although the EoES doesn't figure in the article there was one paragraph that woke me up: They were told some projects were still going through preliminary design stages and that one, Nene Park’s Lakeside Activity Centre, which includes an Olympic-grade Climbing Wall, faced challenges from inflation and funding that were pushing back delivery.Why is that interesting? Well firstly, was that wall and activity centre factored in to Butterfield's claim that the city was massively under-served in terms of health, fitness, leisure and active lifestyle facilities? Secondly has the cost of inflation (which along with other potential costs and supply issues etc will be substantial over 10 years) been included in the AEPG financial documents?
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Post by admin on Oct 4, 2024 9:24:47 GMT
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Post by admin on Oct 6, 2024 21:05:01 GMT
interesting paragraph in a 4/10/23 objection:I'm perplexed that institutions are seemingly supportive of the development. It is stated in the press that Peterborough Cathedral backs the development.Peterborough Cathedral is situated nearly nine miles away and will not suffer as a result of the development. Organisations that are perhaps in cahoots with the developer should not influence the decision. Residents are the most important stakeholder group. When you look at the make up & responsibilities of The Chapter and that they have two entries on the Bondholder Network then it might not be so confusing. The 450 social housing allocation seems to be a common theme with the charities and the like. These could be built elsewhere if they are needed or possibly even at the EoES in Land A without affecting Peterborough Speedway.
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Post by admin on Oct 7, 2024 9:20:26 GMT
Case to refuse East of England Showground development plans 'could not be clearer' say Peterborough Panthers Speedway team (full unedited article at peterboroughtoday 7/10/24) Plans for a development of 1,500 homes- split into two applications of 650 and 850 homes- to take place on the East of England Showground could be discussed as soon as the council planning meeting on October 15 but this is subject to conformation. The development has left the city’s national championship winning speedway side without a home since Showground land agents AEPG gave the city speedway club the boot from its 53 year home at the end of the 2023 season. Despite national and local policies which require the replacement of sporting facilities at risk from development the AEPG application does not include Speedway. The consortium are preparing a detailed response to address the relevant planning points, in particular those in place to protect sporting facilities at risk from development’.
Consortium members are keen to ensure that supporters and all those interested in preserving Speedway in Peterborough let their views be known and have set up an online petition atwww.ipetitions.com/petition/register-your-support-to-preserve-speedway-inMoving as fast as Henrik Moller since cracking the 1000 so do sign if you haven't (even invite friends or family to do likewise, what's to lose?).
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Post by admin on Oct 7, 2024 21:00:49 GMT
23/00412/OUT Public Comment British Speedway Promoters Limited 07/10/2024 (Dated 4 October 2024 so one assumes that it arrived on or before the 5th)
This is the Objection of British Speedway’s National Governing Body to the planning applications for the mixed-use development of the East of England Showground (23/00400/OUT & 23/00412/OUT).
1. I, Philip Morris, am the Chief Executive Officer of the British Speedway Premiership having been appointed by Speedway’s National Governing Body, British Speedway Promoters Limited, which operates Speedway in the United Kingdom under the delegated authority of the Auto Cycle Union (ACU). I am also the Race Director of the highest level FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) international Speedway competitions including the Speedway Grand Prix series (the international Speedway World Championship event), the Speedway of Nations and the Speedway World Cup, the biggest international Speedway events.
2. I was born in Wales and was the Welsh Schoolboy Grasstrack champion at the age of nine and British Youth Grasstrack Champion from the age of 11 and which I won five times. I was signed as a professional Speedway rider by the Reading Speedway team just before on my 16th birthday and raced for a number of teams professionally from 1991 until my retirement from racing in 2008.
3. I was appointed Head Coach of the 2009 Great Britain under 21 team following which I was given responsibility for the management, development and co-ordination of activities of the under 21 and under 19 riders. I was also responsible for the running of the British under 16 Championship for riders from 8 – 16 years of age. In 2012 I was appointed Assistant Team Manager of the Senior Squad and led Team GB to a series victory over Australia in a series of meetings held on Premier League tracks.
4. I played a key role in the development of the Elite League Rider draft system, which saw young British riders fast tracked into the 2013 - 2014 Elite League teams. In December 2014, I was appointed the new Race Director for the Speedway Grand Prix World
Championship series and the Speedway World Cup by the Swiss headquartered FIM.
5. In November 2023 the Planning Committee of the Rugby Borough Council unanimously refused the application for planning permission to develop the Coventry Speedway Stadium. The Applicant appealed and in 2024 I gave evidence to the Coventry Stadium Planning Appeal to rebut the false and misleading suggestions being made in support of attempts to develop the Coventry Speedway Stadium site. The Planning Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State heard evidence from 22 witnesses over 9 days in September and November 2023. The Appeal Decision of 19 January 2024 rejected all the arguments raised against Speedway and refused the applicant’s appeal. The arguments about Speedway which were rejected by the Planning Inspector are repeated in the applications for planning permission to develop the Speedway track at the East of England Showground.
6. Speedway’s National Governing Body is interested in these Planning Applications. We want Speedway to return to the East of England Showground, Alwalton, Peterborough and I make this Submission to oppose the Planning Applications. The facts to which I refer in this Submission are within my own knowledge unless otherwise stated in which case I believe them to be true.
UK Speedway
7. Speedway, which is now just over 100 years old, is a popular professional motorcycle sport introduced in the United Kingdom in 1928. The senior professional sport is competed by riders on 500cc motorcycles fuelled by methanol, the cleanest fuel used in Motorsport. Speedway tracks are loose surface oval tracks on which riders turn corners by a powerslide, a form of powered high speed-controlled skid. Part of Speedway’s popularity is that, unlike for example Formula 1, Moto GP and the World Rally Championship, it is one of very few motorsports where spectators can see all parts the racing from start to finish.
8. Following its introduction in 1928 many Speedway tracks were constructed at greyhound racing stadia following the introduction of greyhound racing from the United States a few years earlier.
9. At no time has trackside betting been permitted.
10. A league system has been in operation in the United Kingdom since 1929. Twenty two teams now compete in three leagues. Since its introduction UK Speedway has attracted riders from around the world. Three of the world’s top six riders (according to the current Grand Prix standings) and the 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2021 World Champions ride for UK teams.
11. Speedway racing also includes individual events, the most significant being the World Championship which was competed every year at Wembley in London from its inception in 1936 until 1967 when it was staged in rotation with tracks in Sweden and Poland until 1981. From 1982 the World Championship Final (World Final) was held at other UK tracks in rotation with overseas venues. Since 1996 the World Championship has been competed on a Grand Prix basis with events held in the United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovenia and Sweden. I am Race Director of the Grand Prix series.
12. Since 2000 the British Grand Prix has been held at the Principality Stadium (formerly the Millennium Stadium) in Cardiff where a temporary Speedway track is constructed. The Cardiff event is widely thought of as one of the pinnacles of the Grand Prix season. For the 2025 Grand Prix season an additional round will be held at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester.
13. At the highest level Speedway Grand Prix riders earn in excess of one million Euros per annum.
14. A British rider has won the World Championship three times in the last 10 years. The British and former Peterborough Panthers rider Robert Lambert was runner up in the 2024 series.
15. The FIM also hold international team events. Since its opening in 2016 the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester has become one of the favoured venues for FIM international team events having held the Speedway World Cup in 2016 and the Speedway of Nations in 2021. These are the highest level international team championships.
16. The GB Team won the World Speedway of Nations event in 2021 and 2024, came runner up in the same event in 2022 and runner up in the Speedway World Cup in 2023.
17. Despite the loss of the full season of events of the UK’s three Speedway leagues in 2021 due to Covid, as far as I am aware no British Government furlough funds were claimed or received by any Speedway team or promotion.
18. In 2022 after a 15 year interval Speedway was restored at Oxford Stadium following the local Council’s resistance of the landowner’s development attempts. During the 2024 season Oxford competed in all three national leagues (Premiership, Championship & National Development League). Speedway’s return has been a huge success with capacity crowds in attendance on many occasions.
Broadcasting
19. In 2021 following a competitive bidding process and as part of its €100 million investment over 10 years in World Speedway Warner Brothers Discovery Channel was awarded the promotion and broadcast rights for the Speedway Grand Prix Series and the major international team events; Speedway of Nations, Speedway World Cup, SGP2, SGP3, SGP4 and SoN2. This will include 19 World Championship events per season.
20. Warner Brothers Discovery is one of the world’s major media conglomerates, head-quartered in New York with an annual turnover in excess of $33 billion. With Olympics, Winter Olympics, Grand Slam Tennis and Grand Tour Cycling (Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España) Grand Prix Speedway is one of Warner Brothers Discovery ‘Gold Sports’.
21. British Premiership Speedway is broadcast live on Eurosport in the United Kingdom, Poland and Denmark. Warner Brothers Discovery / Discovery+ subscribers throughout the world have access to British Premiership Speedway and the Grand Prix Speedway broadcasts, live and streamed.
22. Eurosport and Discovery+ also broadcast 18 live UK Premiership League Speedway meetings in the United Kingdom, Denmark and Poland having bought the rights to do so as a result of a competitive tendering process. The bid is commercially confidential information. I am able to say that the investment in UK league Speedway by Warner Brothers Discovery is in excess of a seven figure sum per annum.
23. British Speedway Network is a new ‘over the top (OTT)’ live stream subscription broadcast service. In the 2024 season it will broadcast 58 live Speedway meetings on a commercially viable basis.
24. Many Speedway clubs also have their own commercially viable streaming service.
25. The result is that between Eurosport, Discovery+ and British Speedway Network 76 Speedway meetings will be broadcast live in 2024. It is usual for there to be three live meetings a week from these broadcasters.
26. It is right for me to say that there is a healthy level of broadcast coverage enabling Speedway to be enjoyed by many millions of people throughout the world.
Team GB
27. British Speedway Promoters Limited has introduced a number of policies to develop the national team. As a result Team GB won the Speedway of Nations in 2021 and 2024 and came runner up in the Speedway World Cup in 2023.
Youth Policy
28. The youth policy of the British Speedway Promoters runs throughout Speedway in the United Kingdom. Each Elite League team is required to have a junior GB rider. This is designed to ensure that young GB riders can develop their skills in a highly competitive league environment.
29. The Youth development programme has been a great success for many years with a host of current Professional Riders riding in Britain and Europe having come through the British Youth System.
30. Since 2018 the Great Britain Under 21 Team have achieved success on the World stage claiming a World Championship medal each year from 2018 - 2022.
31. Since 2018 the Great Britain senior team have also had success on the World Stage having won a Silver Medal in 2018, 2022 and 2023 as well as being crowned World Champions in 2021 and 2024.
32. Since 2018 the Great Britain Speedway Team has increased its activities both on and off track, this includes the creation of our youth development pathway, the GB Academy for riders aged 12+. The GB Academy features the top 18 male and female riders from across the country who race 125, 250 and 500cc bikes who take part in a series of on track coached training and development sessions.
33. In addition to the GB Academy we have our ‘Tracking Success’ programme for elite riders aged 16+. The programme which is led by our Head of Performance, Chris Neville and Performance Psychologist, Jeremy Holt is a data driven development pathway with a four pillar structure of Physical, Technical, Mechanical and Mindset. In-depth mechanical, physical and medical data is collected at both on and off track events that enable us to build a picture of what elite level performance looks like in a Speedway competitor.
34. The policies have already borne fruit. For the final day of the competition the winning GB Speedway of Nations team in 2021 and 2024 was made up of 3 riders; Robert Lambert, Dan Bewley and Tom Brennan who had all won the British under 21 Championship; Lambert in 2017, 2018 & 2019, Bewley in 2020 and Brennan in 2021. I am also proud to say that Robert Lambert and Tom Brennan won the British Under 16 Championship, Lambert in 2010 and Brennan in 2015.
35. In 2017 Robert Lambert also won the European Individual Speedway Junior Championship and in 2020 he became the first British rider to win the Speedway European Championship. He finished 5th in the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix series, 6th in 2023 and 2nd in 2024.
36. The 2024 British Speedway Season has been another good year for Youth Development with 8 clubs hosting British Youth Championship Rounds involving up to 47 riders which included 4 female riders and all riders being under the age of 16, and depending on their age category riding 3 different class of motorcycles being either 500cc, 250cc or 125cc's.
37. For the first time in 2023 British Speedway also ran a Woman's Championship alongside the Youth Championship which included German Speedway Grand Prix Junior Rider Celina Liebmann as well as a number of British Women. This Championship was run over 3 rounds at 3 different venues during June and also took place in 2024.
38. Looking forward there is another batch of young British Riders who will be making their names on the World Stage within the next couple of seasons which includes 17 year old's Ashton Boughen, Luke Harrison, William Cairns who is just 15 and 14-year-
old Cooper Rushen again just naming a few of what could be many.
Gender Equality / Women in Speedway
39. In line with the FIM initiatives to increase the participation of women in all areas of Speedway from officials down to Riders BSPL has held events for Women in Speedway. In 2023 the British open was held and was extended to additional race tracks more local to the participants in 2024. This is to support the FIM objective to establish international and world championship ranking events.
40. There was also a women’s Speedway Academy held at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester. I have attended in my role as Race Director offering a 360 degree approach to Speedway which included classroom sections as well as on track training.
41. A number of athletes were competitors from other motorcycle sports such as road racing, Motocross and Enduro. The event was so successful some of the athletes have decided to take up Speedway and are purchasing the equipment to do so.
42. This Academy also attracted big corporate companies such as Karcher to support this initiative because is aligned with their ethos of supporting, diversity in sports that are family welcoming environment such as Speedway and whose marketing director confirmed that she feels much safer as a women attending a Speedway event rather than a football event with its hooligan element. Hooliganism and crowd violence have never been a feature of Speedway.
Environment
43. British Speedway Promoters Limited is working to reduce the sport’s environmental impact.
44. The FIM is committed to caring for the environment and created its International Sustainability Commission (CID) to enforce this policy. The adoption of the first FIM Environmental Code dates back to 1994. This document, the latest version of which was adopted at the end of 2009, is updated every year by the CID and is an essential tool for the BSPL and national affiliated federations and other organisers of FIM events.
45. This Code prescribes regulations and recommendations to improve the relationship between motorcycling and the environment and promotes sustainable events. The regulations and recommendations refer in particular to:
(1) noise, fuel, protection of the ground and cleaning issues
(2) behaviour and activities of the spectators, organisers, circuit/track managers,
race participants and road users
(3) duties for CID Delegates and Environmental Stewards.
46. BSPL follows the FIM International Sustainability Commission guidelines.
47. Several ideas are being looked into, such as Solar power panels to be fitted to pit roofs for a renewable energy source. Another current initiative is the use of e-bikes for practise to reduce the environmental impact in terms of emissions and noise.
Land Tenure
48. In many cases since 1928 Speedway has operated on tracks at greyhound racing stadia which had been constructed following the introduction of greyhound racing from the United States a few years earlier. In some cases Speedway Clubs were licensees and did not have a ‘stake in the ground’. They were unable to make decisions about land use so that in many cases land uses without Speedway were adopted without any ability to influence or control the decisions taken by landowners.
49. This continues to be a live issue. Wolverhampton Speedway is well supported having raced at the Speedway track in Wolverhampton since 1929. However, racing ceased at the end of the 2023 season, not because of any issues of popularity or viability but because the landowner wants to operate greyhound racing for international sports betting broadcasting on additional days with a view to the development of the Stadium site.
50. Birmingham Speedway is at risk for the same reason as a result of the decision of the same land owner. Peterborough Speedway ceased at the end of the 2023 season because of the current application for planning permission on the track site.
Rebuttal
Collison & Associates Limited Leisure and Community Impact Assessment Report East of England Showground Speedway Assessment.
51. I have read the suggestions made by Collison & Associates Limited in its East of England Showground Speedway Assessment dated variously December 2023 and February 2024. The suggestions made are false and misleading and are rejected. The identity of the author, their qualification and experience are not identified. The website of Collison and Associates Limited describes it as a ‘
rural, agri-food and agricultural consultancy on the Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire border’.
52. The nature of its business is recorded at Companies House as; ‘01450 - Raising of sheep and goats, 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management and 85600 - Educational support services’.
53. The qualification, knowledge and expertise to produce an assessment of Speedway at the East of England Showground are unknown.
54. The Collinson & Associates Limited document suggests that the Planning Inquiry made a judgment on five main issues in deciding the Appeal;
(1) Whether the proposed development forms inappropriate development in the
Green Belt
(2) Whether the Stadium is surplus to requirements having regard to national and
local planning policies
(3) Whether it is financially viable to reinstate the Speedway Stadium
(4) Whether there is an identified need for the alternative sports provision proposed
(5) Whether the benefits of the alternative sports provision outweigh the loss of the former Speedway use.
55. I gave evidence to the Coventry Stadium Appeal. Collinson & Associates Limited suggest that the Appeal Decision is not relevant, a suggestion I reject.
56. First, the Green Belt issue is not relevant to the Peterborough Planning Applications.
57. In relation to point (2) above the Appeal Decision held that the Coventry Stadium is not surplus to requirements having regard to the relevant policies. I believe that this applies to the Speedway track at the East of England Showground and refer to the
following extract from paragraph 33 of the Appeal Decision;‘The number of motor-sports facilities is declining nationally. A number of tracks are under threat. Swindon has closed, though there are efforts being made to replace it with a new facility. Speedway at Wolverhampton is set to end after the 2023 season as their tenancy is not being renewed, and I am advised that Birmingham Speedway may also close…. Four clubs have closed as the owners have seen an opportunity to realise their asset through redevelopment proposals. This does not indicate a sport in severe decline, rather it reinforces the need for existing stadiums to be retained.’
58. In relation to point (3) above the viability of reinstatement of the Speedway Stadium related to a policy of the Neighbourhood Plan relevant to the Coventry Stadium site. I am not aware of any such policy being relevant in relation to these applications. No
such reason or policy justification is advanced by Collinson & Associates Limited.
59. What Collinson & Associates Limited suggests about the viability of reinstatement at point 3 is fundamentally misconceived. First, Speedway did not enjoy unrestricted use of the East of England Showground. As a licensee Speedway was only able to use the East of England Showground for parts of about 20 days each year. Decisions about other uses were in the exclusive control of the freeholder and, more recently, the Applicant.
60. To attempt to suggest that Speedway should be the sole source of income from the East of England Showground where Speedway had access to the site on only 20 days each year is irrational and provides no basis to support these Planning Applications.
61. Secondly, the East of England Showground could be used for other purposes in addition to Speedway. As far as I am aware the infield is sufficiently large to be used for football, rugby, hockey or American football.
62. Thirdly, the Speedway track, safety fence, pits and racing facilities can be restored and the start – finish line and referee’s box repositioned at minimal cost. The Grandstand is not required and Speedway racing can be restored without the use of
the Grandstand.
63. In relation to points (4) & (5) above it is accepted that the sports provision proposed is different to that proposed at the Coventry Stadium site. However the Coventry Appeal Decision sets a precedent for the protection of Speedway tracks when under the threat of land use for other sports.
64. Parts of the Coventry Stadium Appeal Decision are directly relevant and material to the East of England Showground Planning Applications.
The Collinson & Associates Limited conclusion that ‘none of the five material conditions for dismissal in Coventry being met at the East of England Showground, the decision to dismiss Brandon Estates appeal to re-develop the Coventry Stadium, is not believed to set a precedent for the development of the East of England Showground’ is at odds with the facts, the relevant planning policies and the Appeal Decision and is rejected. AEPG Updated Statement : Speedway at the East of England Showground November 2023
65. This document does not support the Planning Applications with any relevant planning policy or reason and should be disregarded.
66. For the reasons outlined above it is submitted that the Planning Applications should
be refused.
British Speedway Promoters Limited
4 October 2024
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Post by admin on Oct 16, 2024 10:42:46 GMT
We'll take the win, but as Bratters says, we've won a battle (albeit a significant one) and not the war. You can bet that the AEPG phone lines are red hot today and the legal team will be skipping lunch for the next few days at least.
A developer’s plans for 1,500 homes and a leisure village on the East of England Showground have been dealt a blow by councillors.
Protesters addressed Peterborough City Council planners for about six hours outlining why they feel the multi-million pound development would be detrimental to the city.
Councillors, speedway fans, residents and members of the public urged councillors to defer a decision on the applications until residents had been provided with more information.
Members of the planning committee were considering two outline planning applications.
They voted seven to two in favour of the plans for 850 homes plus a 50 acre leisure village, school, hotel and care village.
But they agreed that another 650 homes on the site occupied by the former speedway track and voted five against, four in favour with two councillors abstaining.
The plans were submitted for the 164 acre Showground site by land promoter AEPG, which is acting on behalf of the landowner, the East of England Agricultural Society, which says it no longer has any use for the venue.
Peterborough First Cllr Roger Antunes said he had lot of unanswered questions about the development and urged that the application be deferred.
Committee chairman Chris Harper said: “It concerns me that a large group of residents that feel they have not been involved in this process.
"It does breach the Local Plan in various places and the 850 homes is a massive development.”
But Cllr Harper said his worries were eased because planning approval would become void after six month if concerns about traffic access were not resolved.
Earlier, Cllr Nicola Day had called for the matter to be deferred until a number of outstanding issues had been addressed.
Independent Cllr Julie Stevenson told the committee: “Residents feel that something they love – the Showground – is being taken away from them.”
Resident Mike Fowler, who has lived in the area for 27 years, said: “Approving this will be to the detriment of a large area of Peterborough.
"The people of Peterborough deserve so much better than is being provided by these applications.
"The city is losing a legacy that has been in Peterborough for 50 years and which has generated significant revenue for the East of England Agricultural Society.
"Residents demand that a minimum second access point for traffic from the development should be provided.
"These plans are not compliant with the council’s Local Plan and should be deferred or refused.”
Brian Connolly, a spokesperson for the Peterborough Speedway Consortium, said: “This is the wrong solution for this site. The irony is that Peterborough could have both – it can have the development and the speedway track.
our doors are open and we invite the applicant to work with us. We urge you to refuse this application.”
this development should be in accordance with the local plan which makes it clear that its existing uses should be retained.”
Some 40 conditions have been attached to the planning approval that have to be met by AEPG.
Afterwards, Cllr Stevenson said: “It is great news. Speedway has been saved.” - well technically but not until it's back up and running!
full article at peterboroughtoday/news/people/peterborough-councillors-dent-plans-for-east-of-england-showground-development 15/10/24
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Post by admin on Oct 16, 2024 22:15:47 GMT
The PCC - OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT - PLANNING COMMENTS of Sept 2023 that went AWOL from the planning portal before being returned in a considerably watered down, changed version without these graphics: Recommendation: Objection Further to significant PreApp dialogue with the Applicant PCC Open Space Management are disappointed with the current submission of the 2 somewhat underwhelming Applications Neighbourhood Parks: Main Park is needing to be enlarged (again no quantity can be located), further within the overall design more thought is to be given to understanding the history of the Showground, our suggestion for the main POS Area (Neighbourhood Park) would be the current main Showground outdoor speedway/events area (please see image below highlighted): - around the Arena The first question during debate on plan one (assume that it was Councillor Fitzgerald who wanted approval) said that because of Butterfield's threat of no speedway regardless then what would happen if the application was rejected? And although it was pointed out that speedway wasn't specific to the first plan, it was pointed out by Chair that the two plans were interlinked. That is the hole that AEPG dug for themselves with two plans (my words). The councillor said, I suppose the only solution would be to draw a ring around the speedway track and build around it? That made me chuckle. Perhaps he could obtain a copy the PCC - OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT - PLANNING COMMENTS of Sept 2023 (wish that I'd downloaded the whole report myself ) that showed exactly that proposition before the comments went AWOL and eventually came back in a much changed fashion? I know that there was much confusion about the content of the objection submitted, as reported in Peterborough Today on Sept 26 2023. Bratters and I were both of the opinion that the speedway track was not going to become parkland as reported but would be a central feature of any leisure facility. That clearly didn't fit with what AEPG wanted which is why I guess that the objection went AWOL and returned suddenly in a much changed version without the word speedway mentioned anywhere within it  ET 26/9/23 - But Michael Britton, for the council’s open spaces management team, has submitted an objection to the plans. He says the proposed Main Park needs to be made bigger and ‘should actually be the current main Showground outdoor speedway and events area.’ |
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