I don’t know if this is the right place to start this if it not I’m sure a mod will move it. It looking more likely that Mallory part is going to be shut down so that they can build houses on the site. a bit more info taken from another site, Dear Friend of Mallory Park This mail is to bring you up to date on all activity related to the noise issues at Mallory Park/Kirkby Mallory and ask for your a...ction if you value the continued operation of the circuit. I will keep this as brief and to the point as possible - although there is a lot to go through. 1: A small group of Friends and circuit management met on 13th December after an open invite (six attendees in total). The discussion was wide ranging and included the agreement Mallory came to with Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council on 2013 operation in November that was then subsequently rejected by the Liaison Group on behalf of the residents. The Council then refused to implement the November agreement as it did not have the support of the Liaison Group. It is our understanding that this proposal was not put to the Kirkby Mallory residents en masse by the Liaison Group. The abridged highlights of the November 2012 proposed agreement with the Council are: The cessation of all motocross activity Agreement to spend £100,000+ on the erection of minimum of 130m of acoustic fencing to reduce noise at various points on the circuit - subject to planning permission Installation of noise monitoring systems to be put in place Agreement to limit use of the Hairpin section of track on quiet days 10 x 2-day weekend events allowed per year 18 Saturdays per year at 98dba, no more than two of these per calendar month 40 race days per year Saturday/Sunday quiet day agreed to 45-55dba Weekday use - 3 per week, subject to ACU 105db and MSA 108dba levels Two quiet weekdays per week agreed at 45-55dba Special events e.g. Festival of 1000 Bikes require noise management plan to be approved and 2 compensatory No Use days the weekend following or preceding An annual calendar of events to be agreed with HBBC and published on its website. 5-year review of new agreement or when requested by HBBC or Mallory Park. Mallory Park's interpretation of this is that a max usage per year by the circuit of 217 days, but due to the noted restraints and seasonality of the circuit activity, expectations are at approximately 160-days use per year - all with new noise reduction measures implemented (Background is that the circuit has been operating for 28-years since the 1985 agreement with anywhere between 160-220 days used per year at 98dba noise level or above). This November 2012 proposed agreement represents a 20% reduction on activity with increased noise control/reduction measures on recent activity. Mallory Park is currently operating to this November 2012 agreement for 2013 and this is our favoured way forward if possible as it is financially viable. 2: Following the Council's decision not to implement the November 2012 proposed agreement, Mallory Park then spoke directly to Garry Ball and the Liaison Group with the aim of coming to an agreement together with the residents and then presenting a untied front to the Council. We met at Garry's home on 23rd January and in Mallory Park's interpretation the discussion was generally positive and there appeared to be a willingness to negotiate and come to an agreed way forward. After this a number of communications went back and forth from both sides suggesting possible compromise operational levels. The basics of this discussion were: The Liaison Group offered guidance advice on what it thought would be acceptable and would recommend or put to residents After further clarification of the 1985 agreement and note of hard attitudes in the village, Garry advised that the responsibility to act now lies with the Council. Mallory agrees the Council is key to moving forward with a negotiated solution The abridged details (in Mallory's opinion) of discussions with Garry and the Liaison Committee included: Mallory requested a special permit for the Festival of 1000 Bikes to be un-silenced due to the nature of older machines. There appeared to be willingness to negotiate to come to a solution here Mallory suggested No Use days be re-classified as Non Motorsport and a DB level applied at 65db (normal road silenced car is rated at 80db). Garry indicated if residents cannot hear the activity then no problem Garry had proposed an equal number of noisy/no use weekend days per four-week cycle. Effectively out of 16 days, 8 for use and 8 non use. Mallory requested this to change to 12 days use out of every 16 with an emphasis on the summer months due to seasonality. Garry then suggested 26x 2-day weekend usage as a compromise. Mallory Park is broadly agreeable to this Liaison Group has no issue with Wednesday test days Despite running at ACU/MSA noise levels for three weekdays for the last 28-years, the Council has now interpreted that noise levels must be 45db-55db. This is a significant change from previous understanding and the Liaison Group is supporting this interpretation. If applied, this is a significant threat to the operation of the circuit Mallory requested the Windmill Field be used for a grass track demonstration during the Festival of 1000 Bikes and the rest of the year it would be for parking and camping only. Garry asked if Mallory could use the old moto cross track instead. This could not work as not flat enough to allow grass track riding A full published calendar was agreed No drifting at all at the circuit was agreed Garry requires any new agreement to be enforced in law. Mallory is agreeable to this. It is Mallory's opinion that the above discussions were productive but the onus for agreement has now moved to the Council rather than with the Liaison Group. It is residents' influence on the Council that will assist with further negotiations and solutions. 3: The Council has now served legal proceedings against Mallory Park for five breeches of the 1985 agreement from 2012. It has also indicated that mid-week the circuit can only operate on a Wednesday at noisy levels. It will enforce all positions from 1st April 2013. 4: Jason Newbury from the Parish Council met with John Ward and myself on 18th February to try and determine Mallory Park's side of the story. We agreed to share what we could with him so that the Parish Council could display a balanced view. 5: On the same evening a letter from the Liaison Group was distributed to the village, provoking a vocal response from pro-circuit residents. 6: Moving forward BARC is now taking legal advice on the court summons by the Council. I can say nothing more at this time as this is a very complex area of law. It is clear that the Council has heard little support from residents supporting the continued operation of the circuit. The circuit remains committed to working with residents and the Council in an attempt to remain financially viable and operational. It is prepared to negotiate as required so that all parties can move forward with confidence. 7: MALLORY PARK KINDLY REQUESTS A: If you wish the circuit to continue operating, then please write to Steve Atkinson at Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. He needs to know that there are residents that support the circuit. To help structure your communication to him, please consider the following discussion points. B: Would you be agreeable to the operational levels mentioned in point 1 above? If yes, please tell him so. C: If you are not agreeable to the above point 1 would you be supportive to a cessation of HBBC legal action and a short time-frame of negotiations to take place with a view to reaching a compromise solution that will allow the circuit to continue operating? D: We request that you speak with your neighbours and ask them to write to the Council as well, based on the above A-C points. The address to direct all correspondence is: [email protected] Or Steve Atkinson Council Offices Argents Mead Hinckley Leicestershire LE10 1BZ If possible, so we can gauge residents' opinion, please copy your mails to Mallory Park at [email protected]. I am available at any time to discuss the above or any other circuit based issue. I do hope that you can spare the time to write to Steve Atkinson and greatly appreciate your efforts to support the circuit. Mallory Park needs all the friends it can get in the village right now. Thanks and hopefully speak soon. Jason McClean 07734-113554 [email protected] Mallory Park, the Friendly Circuit, is situated in the heart of the midlands in Leicestershire just off the A47 between Leicester and Hinckley and easily accessible from the M1, M69 or M6. For further directions, please visit www.mallorypark.co.uk. We are being urged to email [email protected] with your opinion on the matter (keeping it clean and polite) and I emailed myself yesterday. I think the more people we can get to voice their opinions the better! This is also taken from the no limits page on facebook: It's just been officially confirmed that the opposing residents and council liaison committee have just cancelled the public meeting planned for tomorrow. It may just be a stay of execution but as it stands, the battle has been won but the war is far from over! I can say the circuit does not want to sell. In fact there grateful for our support and hope we will continue emailing the council opposing any proposed plans that is still pending. We have been in contact with the local residents support committee against the plans. We thank them for there continued support. Also a huge thank you to all you guys and girls out there that has got involved with this. We also ask anybody who has not emailed yet to consider spending a few moments to email there opposition to any plans that effectively makes the track unable to operate with such restrictive conditions. Please email [email protected] with your opposition to the effective circuit closure BUT Please keep it polite. (note) you will get a genetic email response stating "there not planning on forcing the track closure" However pending restrictive measures renders the track unsuitable for motorsports so its a game of words. Thank you all. save mallory park e-petition Save Mallory Park Circuit - e-petitions
The meeting re Mallory was last night but it would seem its not quite as black and white as the circuit owners would have you believe. As i understand it, the restriction was for 92 noisy days. The root of the problem is that the owners would using the circuit for events for which they did not have permission (the motocross track for one) and Awesomefest broke all the rules too. As anyone who had been to Mallory for a trackday will testify, they did not noise test any bikes ever. If we want trackdays to continue, we all have a responsibility as regards noise whether we like it or not.
This is why Castle Doom are so strict. It's right next a a couple of picturesque olde worlde villages, full of residents that would like nothing more than to see the place closed down, despite the fact the circuit has been there since 1950.
Maybe the track could arrange for some pikeys to move in. Getting them out so they could build houses would take ages - future of the track would be assured for a number of years :biggrin:
Put a rumour about that the site will be redeveloped as landfill/pet crematorium/asylum camp/chemical works/slaughterhouse....Locals will soon STFU!
Beats me why people who live in such an area complain, surely the place was their when they brought their house, they could have moved else were, what's next shutting all major airports as the houses are to close to them...world is going mad if u ask me!, another thing to remember is all the passing trade will go when the track is gone, then they will complain about something else.....
Its not that simple though is it. The current owners have failed to adhere to the noise agreements already in place. The motocross track next to the racetrack was started without permission and the trackday organisers have never tested for noise limits there. There has to be some common ground somewhere but if i lived nearby and the owners failed to stick to the rules, i would be pretty pissed off as well.
