weatherwatcher Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 As it goes with the silage pit near to where I live is a farm they have over the years built house in the valley and the farm is now surrounded by over 300 houses, the last few to be built there where right by the farms back yard and next toa holding pit full of green stagnent water and also run off from the farms milking parlor. In summer it stinks to high heven and the nearest house is just 5 feet away from this. How could anyone even contenplate buying a house built so close to this. Not the farmers fault as it is not his land they built on. Just the same with anyone who buys a house close to a stadium the should expect to hear noise. If they know it is there they should go and take a look on a race day so they know what to expect when they move in. Not start a hue and cry after the event. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Sprocket Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) As it goes with the silage pit near to where I live is a farm they have over the years built house in the valley and the farm is now surrounded by over 300 houses, the last few to be built there where right by the farms back yard and next toa holding pit full of green stagnent water and also run off from the farms milking parlor. In summer it stinks to high heven and the nearest house is just 5 feet away from this. How could anyone even contenplate buying a house built so close to this. Not the farmers fault as it is not his land they built on. Just the same with anyone who buys a house close to a stadium the should expect to hear noise. If they know it is there they should go and take a look on a race day so they know what to expect when they move in. Not start a hue and cry after the event. Although looking over at a farm slurry pit cant be very entertaining the home owners living on the boundaries of a speedway track could try and turn the whole thing round and make use of a free grandstand view from their (warm) bedroom windows Could even be a selling point for some! Edited December 10, 2014 by Skid Sprocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I have been told that anyone buying a house near the new stadium at Swindon will be made aware of the speedway, as they may purchase in the winter, and they will have to accept the fact that bike noise will happen. The developer is trying to amend the original plans, which had a light industrial trading estate between the stadium and the houses, and is now wanting to reduce the size of the light industrial area and build more houses which will be built nearer the stadium but as far as I am aware this change in plans has not yet been given the go ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van wolfswinkel Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I have been told that anyone buying a house near the new stadium at Swindon will be made aware of the speedway, as they may purchase in the winter, and they will have to accept the fact that bike noise will happen. The developer is trying to amend the original plans, which had a light industrial trading estate between the stadium and the houses, and is now wanting to reduce the size of the light industrial area and build more houses which will be built nearer the stadium but as far as I am aware this change in plans has not yet been given the go ahead. Don't know when/if they will start building the new Stade de Lite. I drive past it every day, the new homes are springing up fast, wouldn't mind living there myself, preferably with view over track. There was supposed to be a care home in the plans. keef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Petition signed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Don't know when/if they will start building the new Stade de Lite. I drive past it every day, the new homes are springing up fast, wouldn't mind living there myself, preferably with view over track. There was supposed to be a care home in the plans. keef The stadium is in the fifth phase of the development. The care home is planned to be where the existing stadium currently stands. As A Orlav says, there has been planning permission submitted for an additional 100 or so houses around the perimeter of the "new" stadium, but this hasn't been granted yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyb Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 In the case of the objection of Mildenhall Speedway because of the noise that perhaps lasts for 2 hours on a Sunday afternoon for the summer months. Go just across the road and you have the USA base which is the busiest US base in Europe This operates 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Why do nobody object to this . Do Speedway bikes make more noise than jet planes. This case should have been laughed out of court. If I remember correctly, when the planning officer came to West Row to check the noise of the bikes before agreeing to allow speedway, one of the big planes came over. It completely drowned the noise of the bikes. So there was little point in not issuing a licence to Mildenhall as the plane made much more noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy2706 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 This morning at 6am, whilst walking my dogs, I could hear the railway that is three miles distant. I could hear traffic on the A50 that is two miles away. I can hear racing at Darley Moor that is 6 miles distant in the summer, clay pigeon shooting at over a mile away on sundays and farm machinery everyday. None of this noise is as grating as the owl who starts screeching on my chimney pot at 2am, but, I love him/her living close to me. What is remarkable is that I am very hard of hearing, yet hear all of this stuff. Now, it occurs to me that some motorsports are victimised for noise, motorcycle road racing and speedway in particular. Drag racing and Formula 1 appear to get a free pass so far. However, I do wonder if the much vaunted, but yet to be installed rev limiters might be the way forward for speedway? Reducing costs in engine wear, making noise less annoying and possibly compelling tuners and track curators to rethink where speedway is going? Maybe some joined up thinking regarding tyres, silencers, rev limits and noise issues could be the way forward instead of piecemeal measures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldHawk Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I was alerted to this petition by a work colleague today. In have signed it but was alarmed (despite obvious worries that it may be a waste of time) to see that only 39,000 has signed it. Is the best speedway can do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghcooke Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 A couple of weeks ago I posted a link to a government e-petition relating to the potential for anyone who buys or rents a property close to a motorsport venue to make an official complaint about noise and nuisance despite being perfectly aware of the locality of the venue and the potential for disruption when legal searches were made prior to purchase. At the time, my re-posting was dismissed rather bruskly by another correspendent on the forum, but this reponse from the “powers that be” perhaps should be aired further. To put this in context, let us remember that there were suggestions when the Blunsdon site development was first muted that the new stadium would have to be built before any new houses could be constructed on the surrounding land and that the new stadium would be shielded from housing stock by industrial buildings. Now, however, as we enter the last year of racing at the old Abbey Stadium, we have a number of houses nearing completion within 100 yards of the edge of the stadium complex. It seems inconceivable that these residences will not be occupied before the end of the season and the noise from the Abbey will certainly fill the air on a Thursday night when the bikes roar. So could anyone moving in to a new house adjacent to the stadium, or any other stadium, have a valid right to complain about the nuisance? Perhaps the government’s response below will shed some light on the situation! “The e-petition ‘introduce mandatory noise complaint waiver for anyone who buys or rents a property close to motorsport venue’ signed by you recently reached 37,927 signatures and a response has been made to it. To read the rest of the determination go to http://blunsdonblog.co.uk/?p=8721 The Italics in the response are my own. It makes for interesting reading, I think 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 The use of the legal definition of "reasonable" is a minefield, and what is reasonable to one person is not reasonable to another. With the building of the houses close to the old stadium, without any industrial buffer, prior to the new one being built, there could be an individual who causes problems. I hope that this does not happen. The club may need to consider the offer of free or discounted entry to any new house owners, as it should only be an issue till Oct 2015. You never know but the club may get some new long term supporters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Are you suggesting that there may be a problem with racing at the Abbey, or at the new stadium - or both? You mention houses being built near the Abbey - what is happening with the new stadium site with regard to, not only the stadium, but the proposed industrial units and new housing? PS You may like to amend the word "muted" to "mooted" in case the relevant sentence is misconstrued! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Meldrew Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Let's face it - no Government is going to pass the legislation that is required to protect existing motor sport venues. Even if the petition passed the 100,000 mark I very much doubt that Parliament will come up with any solutions. The tort of nuisance is very well established in common law and it is down to the courts to rule on each individual case based on those particular circumstances presented to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Let's face it - no Government is going to pass the legislation that is required to protect existing motor sport venues. Even if the petition passed the 100,000 mark I very much doubt that Parliament will come up with any solutions. The tort of nuisance is very well established in common law and it is down to the courts to rule on each individual case based on those particular circumstances presented to them. Undoubtedly you are right. However, there does have to be some provision made for those who love Motor Sports. I would suggest that if the Petition could reach 100,000 the Government would, at least, look at the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 I was alerted to this petition by a work colleague today. In have signed it but was alarmed (despite obvious worries that it may be a waste of time) to see that only 39,000 has signed it. Is the best speedway can do? Well that's probably more people than attend speedway overall each week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theknow 2 Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 I was alerted to this petition by a work colleague today. In have signed it but was alarmed (despite obvious worries that it may be a waste of time) to see that only 39,000 has signed it. Is the best speedway can do? Pretty much the whole fan base for the uk then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Pretty much the whole fan base for the uk then ? This petition is not just for speedway and has been signed by people who follow all forms of motor sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) I would have thought that this petion would have gone out to all forms of motor sport and not just to speedway in general. It is an issue for all motor sport venues. be it motoX, grasstrack and all forms of motorbike racing plus car racing venues, so why is it just sent out to us speedway fans and not the others If that is the case with the post that is above mine than they are all doing a pretty bad job, or are the motor sport fands of this contry so few. Or don't we just care anymore Edited February 3, 2015 by weatherwatcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Update re Mildenhall... http://www.racingpost.com/news/greyhounds/supreme-court-verdict-goes-against-mildenhall/1921063/top/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Jones Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Update re Mildenhall... http://www.racingpost.com/news/greyhounds/supreme-court-verdict-goes-against-mildenhall/1921063/top/ ...and here; http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/local/latest-news/supreme-court-finds-mildenhall-stadium-liable-for-noise-couple-s-legal-bills-1-6867086 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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