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Read the letter from Natural England, it made me laugh!!
It basically says they have found no evidence of otters (a protected species) but there could be because there is features such as a river or lake on the site...
Do these people get paid for this 'advice'?? I could have told them there is a river on the site which COULD contain anything save them the bother of 'investigating' any further...



I suppose in the end this is good news??

Good news if you're an otter looking for somewhere to live.

so we have no otters in the area

so where did all that otter e come from

Malicious fabrication, in order to derail the development.
Probably from the water voles!!!

Put there by a Cas fan

I can confirm that there was a water otter discovered on the Newmarket site, it was an old kettle left by travellers

It was 'otter yesterday than today, especially at newmarket.

Don't get too excited - there's still the Unicorns to deal with.

I swear I saw Bigalf down there at the weekend but I think he has got it a bit wrong


He was fly tipping a load of cricket BATS! Not sure he understands this "protected species" lark very well.

i think, since i built (without planning permission obviously) the unicorn hunting lodge



at the back of moorhouse, there numbers have significantly dwindled.
Just down to a couple of the older, less tasty and more mangey ones!!!!

Nothing new as far as I can see.

If permission is granted it will be with strict conditions, as has always been the case.

but they didnt find any otters, which I presume would have stopped the development..

The part that interested me most was the appeal document from Leeds Council. The biggest load of rubbish going. Claming it will effect highways in Leeds and the best of all, saying its wrong building on green belt. Wouldnt be botherd as much if they came out and said what they really think, they dont want it because it will potentially effect the Aire Valley development. Leeds Council need to remember what they told Sheffield Council and there objections to the arena in Leeds, nowt to do with you.

Oi!!

All gone a bit quiet on newmarket and the re-developing of belle vue, any news?

Newmarket being discussed this week!



Belle Vue - unsure!

Cheers for update!

Was told by someone at trin on the staff that they were waiting for news on Newmarket .if it was a all clear then they weren't going to spend money on BV when it could be best spent elsewhere.

Can't see how they could get away with that, plus even trying not to develop BV as indicated would mean the credibility of the new regime would be called into question by the RFL

It's only what I heard,I totally agree with you,every time I go to BV I hope and pray that some building work has started.

in fairness to the club. the season doesnt technically finish for anpther week. give them a chance to start the building. although i do think they should have had the plans to have it start immediately at the end of the season knowing we wouldnt have achieved any play off game.

Nothing will be done at Belle Vue til January, then 3 weeks from start to finish.

Its been said it will only take a month to complete the works but what about the North terrace? Arent they going to knock that down and build a new terrace for the new stand? or have I got that wrong? Wont that take longer than three weeks?

The bottom line is the sooner we're out of BV (mkI or II) and into NM the better.

Those who were in the emergency meeting in Stanley following the news of the PI thought having to wait 18 months for a conclusion was the end of the world, but yet the lions share of that time is now done and we're into the "business end" of that period now.

For me the CURRENT tone of feeling was set with the publication of the 3 statements last month; from YC, WMDC & LCC.
WMDC and YC made a very good case for the necessity, suitably & special circumstances: all of which seem all the more relevant now with the new national planning framework & economic need for development. While the LCC are clinging to no more than jealousy and a one word defense "GREENBELT".

As I have said all along I believe the LCC are playing a very cunning game. They will fight this application (with no intention of winning, merely to establish terms for their own similar developments).
By putting up a fight whilst wanting to fail the LCC can essentially have their cake and eat it. - They appease their NIMBY's in Methley and can look them in the eye whilst shaking their hands in defeat and saying "We tried our best!", whilst licking their lips at the development opportunities this will throw up on their side of the M62.

YC & the WDCT seem to have all the key players coming together at the right times, this is Sir Rodney's ball park & an area he is truly world class in! Put it this way Richard Wright would love to have a flick through SRW's black book of contacts with regard to stadium development. Whilst he has been very quiet in recent months (& very gracious about the finance fiasco of last year) I expect him to begin to work his magic in coming weeks & months.
This bloke has a hell of a lot of sway in circles most of us will never move in. He will be the biggest asset to us over the off season IMO.

Sums it up perfectly GPFC.