Peterborough Panthers 2023

[bigcatdiary]

2 hours ago, Sully said:

Does anyone know if the S106 was signed by Fridays deadline?

Nothing been released so far

[Crump99]

17 hours ago, Sully said:

Does anyone know if the S106 was signed by Fridays deadline?

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/people/uncertainty-over-future-of-1500-homes-and-leisure-village-plans-for-east-of-england-showground-as-deadline-is-missed-5320099

[eric i]

2 hours ago, Crump99 said:

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/people/uncertainty-over-future-of-1500-homes-and-leisure-village-plans-for-east-of-england-showground-as-deadline-is-missed-5320099

Can someone explain whats going on? why aren't they going ahead with the development, is there a way back in for the speedway?

[BluPanther]

Has anyone seen or heard anything from the Purple Saviour recently ?

[Mick Bratley]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122224594268107497&id=61553224922528

[Crump99]

1 hour ago, eric i said:

Can someone explain whats going on? why aren't they going ahead with the development, is there a way back in for the speedway?

The East of England Showground development is now in limbo after a key legal agreement (Section 106) was not signed by EEAS/AEPG, missing yet another crucial deadline. As a result, the proposals will return to the Planning and Environmental Protection Committee on October 21st, with both applications expected to face a recommendation for rejection. The future of the site remains uncertain.

For speedway supporters, there is still a potential way back – but if this latest twist plays out as reported, it should be seen as a battle won rather than the end of the war. As Bratters’ post highlights, this is a moment to take heart – but not to let our guard down. There are still plenty of concerns and questions in the article, and history shows we can’t trust this lot further than we can throw them.

Edited September 16 by Crump99

[Mick Bratley]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122225007938107497&id=61553224922528

[IainB]

10 minutes ago, Mick Bratley said:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=122225007938107497&id=61553224922528

I'm not on Facebook

[Sir Sidney]

8 minutes ago, IainB said:

I'm not on Facebook

Save the date *Saturday the 25th of October 2025* 

 

PANTHERS ON THE PROWL !! Peterborough City Auction Panthers will hit the shale once more in a long awaited return. The Panthers will visit the recently re-established Mildenhall Fen Tigers in a challenge match at the West row stadium.

[Pitch]

On 9/16/2025 at 5:23 PM, BluPanther said:

Has anyone seen or heard anything from the Purple Saviour recently ?

Yes, I see two of his businesses, Purplerock, and City auction group are sponsoring the Panthers for this upcoming meeting. 

Edited September 21 by Pitch
Correction

[Mick Bratley]

Sponsoring the Panthers team not the meeting.

[Pitch]

15 minutes ago, Mick Bratley said:

Sponsoring the Panthers team not the meeting.

Ah ok thanks, I'll edit/correct my post.

[SPEEDY69]

So there's a council meeting to discuss the 850 houses application on 21st October, by the planning and environmental protection committee, to which people are allowed to attend. Is this an important one for objectors? It said they'll summarise mine and other objections. 

[Youhave2minutes]

On 9/16/2025 at 6:03 PM, Crump99 said:

The East of England Showground development is now in limbo after a key legal agreement (Section 106) was not signed by EEAS/AEPG, missing yet another crucial deadline. As a result, the proposals will return to the Planning and Environmental Protection Committee on October 21st, with both applications expected to face a recommendation for rejection. The future of the site remains uncertain.

For speedway supporters, there is still a potential way back – but if this latest twist plays out as reported, it should be seen as a battle won rather than the end of the war. As Bratters’ post highlights, this is a moment to take heart – but not to let our guard down. There are still plenty of concerns and questions in the article, and history shows we can’t trust this lot further than we can throw them.

Wrecked the stadium should be made to reinstate it at their expense 

[Mick Bratley]

19 hours ago, SPEEDY69 said:

So there's a council meeting to discuss the 850 houses application on 21st October, by the planning and environmental protection committee, to which people are allowed to attend. Is this an important one for objectors? It said they'll summarise mine and other objections. 

The meeting only has two possible outcomes. Reject the applications or extend the time to satisfy the reserved matters.

[cowboy cookie returns?]

On 10/10/2025 at 12:51 PM, Mick Bratley said:

The meeting only has two possible outcomes. Reject the applications or extend the time to satisfy the reserved matters.

Take a few pictures of the Ipswich crowd on Thursday to the next council meeting. That proves that speedway does still have a following & isn’t dead.

[gazz 50s]

would be great if we can get as many panthers fans and speedway fans in general their to show what this club means to us and show were not going away

[JoeW436]

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/people/plans-for-1500-homes-and-leisure-village-on-east-of-england-showground-look-set-for-rejection-by-councillors-5357330
 

Interesting development, surprised its not been posted here yet.

[PersonalResponsibility]

1 hour ago, JoeW436 said:

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/people/plans-for-1500-homes-and-leisure-village-on-east-of-england-showground-look-set-for-rejection-by-councillors-5357330
 

Interesting development, surprised its not been posted here yet.

Plans for a 1,500 homes and leisure village development on the East of England Showground are like to be rejected when they go back before councillors next week.

Councillors will be told that the failure of the applicants the East of England Agricultural Society (EEAS) and its land promoter the Asset Earning Power Group (AEPG) to put together a Section 106 agreement means the development would not provide the necessary infrastructure to make it acceptable in planning terms.

So members of Peterborough Council’s planning and environmental protection committee, which meets on October 21, will be recommended by officers to refuse approval for the development.

It comes after more than a year after approval was given for the first outline planning application for 850 homes and a leisure village on part of the Showground. A second outline application for 650 homes on an adjoining part of the site was initially rejected by later approved.

Both approvals were made conditional upon a Section 16 agreement being put in place.

The move to reject the applications is likely to be welcomed by hundreds of people who had opposed the development of the 164 acre venue.

In particular, there was huge opposition to the fact the development would mean the end of more than 50 years of speedway racing at the Peterborough Panthers track. However, the refusal does not automatically mean a return to the venue for speedway.

The meeting is being held after the developers missed a number of deadlines to finalise the Section 106 agreement which sought to ease the impact of the development on the nearby communities.

Councillors will be told there has been a disagreement between the Society and AEPG

A report to the meeting states: “At no point up to the Committee decisions did either set of applicants fundamentally question the section 106 requirements.

"More recently however, it is understood that the promotion agreement between AEPG and EEAS was not continued beyond March 2025.

"EEAS have since taken a more active role in the applications as the section 106 has progressed, and it has become apparent that there is disagreement between the applicants on the head of terms as carried through into the draft section 106 agreement.”

It adds: “However EEAS, as joint applicants and landowners, accepted the fundamental terms agreed by Committee and are seeking to introduce clauses which significantly deviate from them or are not material.

"The Council’s position has been set out clearly and Officers do not consider that there is scope for further negotiation on these fundamental issues and therefore that there are no extenuating circumstances which justify a further extension of time.”