Mick Bratley

To all supporters not able to get to this meeting or watch it on BSN, live commentary is available on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, for those outside the broadcast area, you can pick this up on BBC Sounds. As an added bonus, I am the summariser on the radio broadcast tonight.

Feel free to let anyone know they can object!

As at lunchtime on Monday 4th September there has been almost 300 comments/objections to AEPGs planning applications, which will force the closure of Peterborough Speedway, there is not a single positive comment. This is great, but we need more people to comment/object. MAKE YOUR COMMENTS NOW BY THE FOLLOWING WAY Google Search ‘Peterborough City Council Planning Applications’ Search the planning register ‘Showground’ You will see the two applications references are: 23/00400/OUT and 23/00412OUT click on either and/or both Click on documents Click on associated documents You will then see the comments/objections that have been already left there are 25 to a page. Go down the different page numbers to eventually find the planning application detail. To make a comment/objection go back to the page where the associated documents link was and click the comments link. Leave your comments/objections and press submit. Anyone can comment/object. You can comment on both applications.

30 days from August 28th when it was published.

PLEASE TAKE TIME OUT TO COMMENT/OBJECT TO AEPGs PLANNING APPLICATION TO MAKE PETERBOROUGH PANTHERS EXTINCT To do this go to the councils planning portal here: https://planpa.peterborough.gov.uk/online-applications//search.do?action=simple&searchType=Application Planning simple search ‘Showground’ You will see the two applications references are: 23/00400/OUT and 23/00412OUT click on either or both Click on documents Click on associated documents You will then see the comments/objections that have been already left there are 25 to a page. Go down the different page numbers to eventually find the planning application detail. To make a comment/objection go back to the page where the associated documents link was and click the comments link. Leave your comments/objections and press submit. Anyone anywhere in the world can comment/object. PLEASE TAKE TIMEOUT TO DO THIS WE NEED PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND THE STRENGTH OF OPPOSITION TO KILLING OUR CLUB. DO IT!!!!

AEPG are getting pelters on their Facebook page. Feel free to join in, anyone.

30 days after submission.

Every sentence he speaks should end with: ‘and make me very rich’

I particularly enjoyed his terminology of ‘competitive socialising’ I mean wtaf of a bullrubbish phrase is that. The bloke, as I have said from day one, is a chancer and fantasist.

A petition was started yesterday to save Peterborough Speedway. If anyone would like to sign it the link is here: https://www.change.org/p/unjust-removal-of-a-pastime-and-sport-precious-to-thousands-over-the-world?source_location=search  Please also share amongst your social media connections if possible. Thanks.

I have been invited on to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire at 8:00am on Thursday 31st August (tomorrow) to discuss the Showground development.

It’s therapy mate, I want to keep you busy.

Off you go then!

There are two parts to the planning application. The documents to the two parts are here: https://planpa.peterborough.gov.uk/online-applications//search.do?action=simple&searchType=Application Search keyword ‘Showground’ You will see the recently published two applications. You can submit your objections or comments for the first part here: https://planpa.peterborough.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=RSOMJ0MLIWV00 You can submit your objections or comments for the second part here: https://planpa.peterborough.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=RSXWVDML04U00 The planning portal is not the easiest to navigate, but it is important that Speedway supporters overcome this, read the documents and note that there is no provision for Peterborough Speedway in the planning application, in contravention of the City Councils Local Plan and specifically policy LP30. You can find the adopted Peterborough Local Plan here https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/council/planning-and-development/planning-policies/local-development-plan The section on the Showground and specifically local policies LP30 and LP36 are very relevant. This is a legal document, if this is not adhered to, what is the point of going to the trouble and expense of producing such a document? Objections and or comments are welcomed from supporters of all clubs from the U.K. and around the world. The Peterborough City Council need to know and understand the 53 year heritage of Peterborough Panthers.

There is no acknowledgement of the policy LP30 in the Peterborough Local Plan. The policy is detailed somewhere in this thread, if not Crump99 would you mind putting it on here, as I’m in the middle of moving house!

That is exactly what is required. We need as many people to submit objections, there’s been about a dozen so far. Anyone can object. Speedway fans around the world can object.

SHOWGROUND DEVELOPMENT. At last, the council has published AEPG's planning applications (there are two) to develop the showground. You can read and comment on the plans on the council's planning portal at https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/council/planning-and-development/planning-and-building/search-applications references 23/00400/OUT and 23/00412/OUT Note these are 'outline' applications so do not contain all the detail. That will follow in future applications. The council's outline application consultation is now open for 30 days.

No they have refused to give the club any further leases. One of their arguments to get rid of Speedway is that they should be charging the club what they believe is a more realistic rental of £7k a meeting and not the (I guess) £2k they do currently. £7k per meeting would be unsustainable for any promoter and even £2k for a set of keys and no concessions, I think, is taking the piss.

Unfortunately the petition on change.org is not really worth anything, it is not recognised by the city council, they only recognise petitions started on their council website (it’s coming soon). All the petition is doing is showing the level of opposition to the demise of the club. I don’t think 1200 signatures in a week is that bad, of course it could always be better, but Peterborians are an apathetic lot and really any petition needs to capture the attention of the local media. The future council petition will do just that and hopefully we’ll get the subject raised on the next full council agenda, if we can reach 500 local residents signatures in two weeks, which should be easily achievable.

I think that’s unfair, Panthers supporters do give a toss, BUT the situation is complicated. The developers have yet to officially reveal their plans. There are things happening in the background, these will come to the fore when there is sight of the development plans. Suffice to say, there will be no Speedway at Peterborough in 2024, not because interested current or prospective promoters don’t want to, but because the developers will not renew the lease for any current or prospective promoters.

There was a very decent crowd tonight, probably the biggest since the season opener. Considering it was on TV and we are bottom of the league, it was an excellent turn out.

A petition was started yesterday to save Peterborough Speedway. If anyone would like to sign it the link is here: https://www.change.org/p/unjust-removal-of-a-pastime-and-sport-precious-to-thousands-over-the-world?source_location=search Please also share amongst your social media connections if possible. Thanks.

If only.

They’ve gone and the grass has been cut!

I sent the ET an email reminding them that AEPG do not own the land and that planning hasn’t been approved.