Please support Donington's new planning permissions
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Received this email from my favourite & home track, thought I’d share with all to see if anyone's interested in supporting.
Thanks for reading.
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Dear Supporter,
We are writing to ask you to support us in our current application for planning permission to continue to hold 60 Race Days per annum here at Donington Park.
Our aim is to persuade as many supporters as possible to write to North West Leicestershire District Council to show the level of support we have. Here at Donington Park we are passionate about motor sport and racing and want to continue with our 60 racing days a year. After all racing did start here in 1931! However as you well know, motor racing up and down the UK is under increasing pressure - mainly due to the noise concerns of some neighbours. In the last few weeks you will no doubt have read about Mallory Park’s difficulties, and they remain under huge external pressure.
We have just submitted a planning application (in fact four applications) to allow us to continue to hold 60 Race Days per annum, all subject to various sensible noise controls.
At present we have permission to operate the 60 days for a 2 year trial period. Our main planning permission allows 40 days and we can run unsilenced vehicles on all 40. We firmly believe that the "60 Day" application is better for everyone locally, as it proposes that we halve the unsilenced days to 20 a year; and then have 20 restricted to 118dB(A) and lastly, 20 at 108dB(A, both levels to be properly static tested by Scrutineers before the day’s racing starts. This is what we are applying to make permanent. We are not proposing any changes to our Test Days or Track days.
As you will appreciate, it is really very important that as many people as possible write in to the Council, even if you don't actually race yourself – track day enthusiasts, spectators, traders, suite holders – whatever your reason for being at Donington Park at race weekends, now’s the time to ask for your help!
In kindly agreeing to help us, can we ask that you write in?
In these cases it is always best to compose your own letter (photocopied standard letters don't have the same effect).
We have set out below the address, planning permission application reference numbers and a bullet point list of the key points on which you could base your letter.
Mr James Knightley,
North West Leicestershire County Council,
Council Offices,
Coalville,
LE67 3FJ
Application Reference;
Donington Park Race Circuit 60 Race Day Application - 13/00186/FUL 13/00187/FUL 13/00188/FUL 13/00189/FUL
(Some Key Points to make in your letter)
History and Heritage – racing started at Donington Park over 80 years ago, in 1931
Donington Park Racing are responsible operators and have introduced many new systems and a comprehensive Noise Management Plan
The number of unsilenced days will be halved, from 40 to 20, and the 60 days racing at varying levels have been shown not to increase the noise impact
Donington Park is a major national and international visitor attraction - over 425,000 visitors in 2012
Donington Park makes a significant contribution to North West Leicestershire and to the regional economy
I appreciate that you may not all have time to write.
The option is to connect to the link on our web site. www.donington-park.co.uk and on the home page of the website you will see a Red Tick with the wording ‘Register Your Support’ this will then allow you to register your support.
But - please do write if you can, we really do want our local planning authority to understand the huge support there is out there for Donington Park, responsible operators of a wonderful, historic, popular race track.
Thank you
With kind regards from
The Directors of Donington Park Racing Limited
Donington Park Racing Ltd, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2RP
Main Office: 01332 810048
Thanks for reading.
_______________________________________________________________
Dear Supporter,
We are writing to ask you to support us in our current application for planning permission to continue to hold 60 Race Days per annum here at Donington Park.
Our aim is to persuade as many supporters as possible to write to North West Leicestershire District Council to show the level of support we have. Here at Donington Park we are passionate about motor sport and racing and want to continue with our 60 racing days a year. After all racing did start here in 1931! However as you well know, motor racing up and down the UK is under increasing pressure - mainly due to the noise concerns of some neighbours. In the last few weeks you will no doubt have read about Mallory Park’s difficulties, and they remain under huge external pressure.
We have just submitted a planning application (in fact four applications) to allow us to continue to hold 60 Race Days per annum, all subject to various sensible noise controls.
At present we have permission to operate the 60 days for a 2 year trial period. Our main planning permission allows 40 days and we can run unsilenced vehicles on all 40. We firmly believe that the "60 Day" application is better for everyone locally, as it proposes that we halve the unsilenced days to 20 a year; and then have 20 restricted to 118dB(A) and lastly, 20 at 108dB(A, both levels to be properly static tested by Scrutineers before the day’s racing starts. This is what we are applying to make permanent. We are not proposing any changes to our Test Days or Track days.
As you will appreciate, it is really very important that as many people as possible write in to the Council, even if you don't actually race yourself – track day enthusiasts, spectators, traders, suite holders – whatever your reason for being at Donington Park at race weekends, now’s the time to ask for your help!
In kindly agreeing to help us, can we ask that you write in?
In these cases it is always best to compose your own letter (photocopied standard letters don't have the same effect).
We have set out below the address, planning permission application reference numbers and a bullet point list of the key points on which you could base your letter.
Mr James Knightley,
North West Leicestershire County Council,
Council Offices,
Coalville,
LE67 3FJ
Application Reference;
Donington Park Race Circuit 60 Race Day Application - 13/00186/FUL 13/00187/FUL 13/00188/FUL 13/00189/FUL
(Some Key Points to make in your letter)
History and Heritage – racing started at Donington Park over 80 years ago, in 1931
Donington Park Racing are responsible operators and have introduced many new systems and a comprehensive Noise Management Plan
The number of unsilenced days will be halved, from 40 to 20, and the 60 days racing at varying levels have been shown not to increase the noise impact
Donington Park is a major national and international visitor attraction - over 425,000 visitors in 2012
Donington Park makes a significant contribution to North West Leicestershire and to the regional economy
I appreciate that you may not all have time to write.
The option is to connect to the link on our web site. www.donington-park.co.uk and on the home page of the website you will see a Red Tick with the wording ‘Register Your Support’ this will then allow you to register your support.
But - please do write if you can, we really do want our local planning authority to understand the huge support there is out there for Donington Park, responsible operators of a wonderful, historic, popular race track.
Thank you
With kind regards from
The Directors of Donington Park Racing Limited
Donington Park Racing Ltd, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2RP
Main Office: 01332 810048
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