So here we are again, petition time. And slme of y'all will just want to say it makes no difference or whatever, and thats fine but it takes a minute of your time to click and then click on the email link.
We are currently battling to save a local airfield from being turned over to housing development. This is a lovely place and they are starting having car and bike events there too on an occasional basis so this is retro car related
We have lost a number of active air fields and race tracks located on airfields because of a "loophole" in the law which allows developers to clasify the whole area of an airfield as a brownfield site and thus get a fast tracked planning approval for it. This even applies to active airfields. They make more money for housing than they do for light air use, car shows and racing on. We need to preserve the airfields as they are a source of engineering jobs, small businesses, a hobby for some, a place for families to bring their kids (my local is very popular for that), and many support grass roots motorsport. There's also the heritage angle as many are WW2 installations and some have pill boxes and other structures which are supposed to be listed now.
So link 1: A petition to remove the automatic classification of airfields as brownfield development sites:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/660502?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1Ol3X0GXyF-jkFfG5eA26XHiq-Z5jFhinql7XzsjhTSKovlNoJipiRtc4_aem_AcUymkl0xgVvzwZn1cm7EYVlSWYfuQP8UhFQh3Uguo__rJHv658VXTqZdZzDvhmwNnjx3FE2ojalBTIIe1SFKDtF
And link 2: Planning application for my local airfield to turn it into housing. Its an active airfield which houses a number of small businesses, a nice cafe, has a programme of car and bike meets in for 2024 and is also used by Nottingham and Lincolnshire air ambulances. There is also some wildlife conservation issues around badgers but the council has redacted much of the report so its hard to follow that.
planningon-line.rushcliffe.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=S9O9AKNL0EI00
Y'all can just click through and "Object" but if you can also add a comment along the lines of my reasons above I'd appreciate it.
We are currently battling to save a local airfield from being turned over to housing development. This is a lovely place and they are starting having car and bike events there too on an occasional basis so this is retro car related
We have lost a number of active air fields and race tracks located on airfields because of a "loophole" in the law which allows developers to clasify the whole area of an airfield as a brownfield site and thus get a fast tracked planning approval for it. This even applies to active airfields. They make more money for housing than they do for light air use, car shows and racing on. We need to preserve the airfields as they are a source of engineering jobs, small businesses, a hobby for some, a place for families to bring their kids (my local is very popular for that), and many support grass roots motorsport. There's also the heritage angle as many are WW2 installations and some have pill boxes and other structures which are supposed to be listed now.So link 1: A petition to remove the automatic classification of airfields as brownfield development sites:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/660502?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1Ol3X0GXyF-jkFfG5eA26XHiq-Z5jFhinql7XzsjhTSKovlNoJipiRtc4_aem_AcUymkl0xgVvzwZn1cm7EYVlSWYfuQP8UhFQh3Uguo__rJHv658VXTqZdZzDvhmwNnjx3FE2ojalBTIIe1SFKDtF
And link 2: Planning application for my local airfield to turn it into housing. Its an active airfield which houses a number of small businesses, a nice cafe, has a programme of car and bike meets in for 2024 and is also used by Nottingham and Lincolnshire air ambulances. There is also some wildlife conservation issues around badgers but the council has redacted much of the report so its hard to follow that.
planningon-line.rushcliffe.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=S9O9AKNL0EI00
Y'all can just click through and "Object" but if you can also add a comment along the lines of my reasons above I'd appreciate it.
