noaksey Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 5 hours ago, Col said: Well... I don't know if anyone has travelled south of Wolverhampton on a train but there are acres of no longer used delict ex-industry sites (they're a stones throw from Monmore). But it probably doubles the cost of developing the land for other use if demolishing & disposing of waste in such areas than developing on green space. All privately owned though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 So it's a sad farewell to speedway at Perry Barr. The local council/lease holders couldn't wait to get the bulldozers on site and have already erected a wall around the site to keep the travellers out. Will we ever see a return of the the red B or will it be left in history as what was a great sport. Although I wasn't a long time fan, I've had a few good years going there and working there and meeting many people whose club this was. To them this was their whole world, who spent many many hours and years trying to keep it going. In the end it just wasn't to be but, better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all. So farewell brummies wherever you are until we meet next time around. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 On 9/11/2025 at 7:21 PM, noaksey said: All privately owned though Why would that be a problem? All stadia in use are privately owned but sub let to speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 2 hours ago, tyretrax said: Why would that be a problem? All stadia in use are privately owned but sub let to speedway. There's a huge difference between a stadium and derelict industrial land. 1 they will probably have other plans for it 2 if they were prepared to entertain the idea they'd want full commercial rates (see Perry Barr offer to Tolley to rent the whole stadium once the dogs were going) 3 there's no guarantee of the speedway being able to obtain planning consent which could tie the site up for many months with no guarantee of success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 Most of the disused industrial sites are owned by the same company that owns monmore Green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 (edited) Seems the demolition of Perry Barr stadium is being investigated because it didn’t have permission to knock it down Edited November 4 by THE DEAN MACHINE 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted November 8 Report Share Posted November 8 On 11/4/2025 at 5:56 PM, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Seems the demolition of Perry Barr stadium is being investigated because it didn’t have permission to knock it down They are not going to make them rebuild it unfortunately. A big fine for the already bankrupt city council would serve the corrupt councillors right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted yesterday at 10:01 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:01 PM Anyone know much background about those who were behind the demolition and planning application? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerIain Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago On 11/8/2025 at 3:34 PM, Petecc said: They are not going to make them rebuild it unfortunately. A big fine for the already bankrupt city council would serve the corrupt councillors right. I've never understood the concept of fining a council though. The money gets diverted away from providing services, and then they put up council tax to cover the shortfall. So the ones causing the problem suffer no more punishment than the average Joe Public (and less effectively if they live in a different council area). Some other, more direct form of punishment of the individuals should be available 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago On 11/8/2025 at 3:34 PM, Petecc said: They are not going to make them rebuild it unfortunately. A big fine for the already bankrupt city council would serve the corrupt councillors right. Who would be fining who in this case? How would the city council be fined, and, if it were, woukdn't it be paying the fine to the city council ( who as I understand it own the site and are the relevant local authority)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago Nothing will come of the demolition of Perry barr, it will just be swept away just like the crooked house (not to be confused with ACU house) corruption pays in this world unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 7 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Nothing will come of the demolition of Perry barr, it will just be swept away just like the crooked house (not to be confused with ACU house) corruption pays in this world unfortunately Indeed. I remember the Arena Essex crew making noises about the demolition of the Raceway Tavern being unauthorised or such like, never heard another word about it subsequently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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