tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36654669.post1366859085410980645..comments2023-08-04T14:08:55.458+01:00Comments on Perry Barr Focus Team: Speedway controversyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36654669.post-75935621308978059292008-01-07T17:59:00.000+01:002008-01-07T17:59:00.000+01:00I am a local resident of Perry Barr and I HAVE act...I am a local resident of Perry Barr and I HAVE actually read the planning proposal, unlike many objecting neighbours. I am aware of someone employed by UCE who is trying to stir up ill feeling amongst residents by spreading around false versions of what the planning application is asking for.<BR/><BR/>As I see it, there is no change to the total number of speedway meetings that will be staged in a season, which remains at 31. all that is being asked for is the flexibility for a rained off Wednesday match to be restaged on a Sunday.<BR/><BR/>The current Planning consent allows for two Sunday meetings in a season. THere are not 4 ADDITIONAL bank holiday Sundays between Easter and October in the calendar, so how residents use this as an objection is hard to comprehend.<BR/><BR/>There is nothing in the application asking for racing to extend beyond 10pm. All that is being asked for is more flexibility in how many races are run in the time before 10pm. The current planning consent allows for 15 races, but if, due to accident a race needs to be rerun, it could count for an extra race in the strictest definition of the terms. Sticking to the letter of current restrictions would mean that meetings could not be completed, making a nonsense of the situation.<BR/><BR/>The current terms annd conditions of the Planning Consent state that Speedway is to be run at the stadium, and no other sports. How silly, as the strict reading of this means that greyhound racing is not allowed. Obviously this needs changing.<BR/><BR/>Another anomoly is that the current restrictions require the stadium to be empty by 10.30pm which well before the bar is licenced to be open til (11.30pm). This is a nonsense and no good for business, and is the subject of another requested amendment.<BR/><BR/>A year ago, the Environmental Dept. produced a report to the Planning Dept saying that 86,000 residents would be affected by the noise of the Speedway. Out of this population group, a handful of letters and two family sized petitions of protest are an extremely insignifican percentage and in absolute terms they are dwarfed by the size of the membership of the Birmingham Speedway Supporters Club, and the number of attendees at meetings on a weekly basis throughout the season. In a democracy, the number of voices in favour have to be taken into account too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com