Re: New Stadium - Objection Flyer and Web Site : Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:50 pm  

Sandal Wild Cat wrote:

Just had look at Methley on google maps to get an idea of the distance and surrounding location. And there are 3 blinding points which struck me straight away.

1. The location is the other side of the motorway. So it's neither directly in sight, nor on their back door. Plus you would expect a little thing called the motorway to drown out much of the noise.

2. How much open, green space is there on THEIR side of the motorway!!! There's loads!! They have farming land right up to the motorway and lakes on the other side.

3. How far it is away from the proposed ground. They have fears of being over ridden with cars on match days, if i were going to park on the street (not that you would because its clear you WILL be clamped) i would do it a hell of a lot CLOSER to the stadium. The only time i can see for there being a lot of traffic on the Methley road would be when we have Cas over, and that would be due to Cas fans coming from home in... Methley, all the other Cas fans who drive would go on the motorway to nip home rather than fight to get out that way!

Common sense goes a long way, i just hope the council listen to us, the rent paying residents, not a bunch of nimbys.

Have said this all alone as someone who lives in Methley......by all accounts they have been distributing leaflets, but l, nor a friend that lives in Rothwell have got one.

Don’t think 'they' are anything to really worry about!

Re: New Stadium - Objection Flyer and Web Site : Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:52 pm  

Thank you for sharing your knowledge about these things with us I_A ... your posts are always informative and helpful.

Re: New Stadium - Objection Flyer and Web Site : Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:54 pm  

I think you just put yourself forward.
This seems to be spinning more and more into a debate/town meeting you see on The Simpsons. And to be fair I'm more "the nut with the dynamite strapped to him" if were descending into that.

To be fair i can see the pro's and the negatives, i just think I'm a little down on the scheme because it's half term, i have marking to do, and subsequently I'm procrastinating by searching through the planning docs.

Re: New Stadium - Objection Flyer and Web Site : Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:59 pm  

SimonBarrett wrote:

Have said this all alone as someone who lives in Methley......by all accounts they have been distributing leaflets, but l, nor a friend that lives in Rothwell have got one.

Don’t think 'they' are anything to really worry about!

So lets get things clear.

They can't see it. Because of the motorway.
They can't hear it. Because of the motorway.

So they can neither see it nor hear it, how do they know it's actually there?
Sort of reminds me of the ancient Chinese rhyme "If a tree falls in the woods"

"If a stadium was built on Newmarket does it make a sound in Methley?"

Re: New Stadium - Objection Flyer and Web Site : Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:23 pm  

12 more letters of objection coming in from Methley today.
Have our letters all but stopped now?

Tbh I can honestly see this project being sunk or at the very least being called in by the residents of Methley. Either way we're out of SL.

(a very, very downbeat SWC)

Re: New Stadium - Objection Flyer and Web Site : Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:25 pm  

Sandal Wild Cat wrote:

12 more letters of objection coming in from Methley today.
Have our letters all but stopped now?

Tbh I can honestly see this project being sunk or at the very least being called in by the residents of Methley. Either way we're out of SL.

(a very, very downbeat SWC)

Was always likely to get called in!!

Calm down.

Re: New Stadium - Objection Flyer and Web Site : Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:16 pm  

Sandal Wild Cat wrote:

12 more letters of objection coming in from Methley today.
Have our letters all but stopped now?

Tbh I can honestly see this project being sunk or at the very least being called in by the residents of Methley. Either way we're out of SL.

(a very, very downbeat SWC)

The standard issue council letter sent to you when they have received your comments advises that the decision will be purely based on planning issues and it doesn't follow that a lot of objections will lead to the plans getting rejected and vice versa.

The real ones to take notice of are the statutory responses. The only bad one is the West Yorkshire Ecologists report which Natural England has provided resolutions to the objections.

Re: New Stadium - Objection Flyer and Web Site : Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:01 pm  

As I have explained before the application will automatically be called in by Government Office. What is required is that it is then passed back to the Council for determination rather than being referred to a Public Enquiry.

It does not matter how many letter of objection are received provided the reasons for the objections are considered and addressed. I recall that the main reasons for objections were drainage issues, loss of green belt, traffic and noise.

All these issues have been addressed by YorkCourt in the Traffic Impact Assesssment, Flood Impact Studies, Noise Studies and the Environment Impact Assessment. If these issues have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Council then there is no reason why the objections will have any impact.

Natural England are not objecting so my main area of concern, loss of habitats have been addressed.

I woulkd not be too concened by the objections provided YorkCourt are on the case which I'm sure they will be, however it wont hurt if letters of support are received. I would urge anyone who has not submitted a positive comment to do so.

Re: New Stadium - Objection Flyer and Web Site : Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:35 pm  

Might be a good idea to try and drum up support from fellow RL fans! I'm sure they'd all support a new stadium to take their families too. Might be worth commenting on tourism and money it would bring to Wakefield.

Re: New Stadium - Objection Flyer and Web Site : Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:30 pm  

theirs a letter in the y.e p today. it is the main letter with the headline DEVELOPERS PUT GREEN LUNG IN PERIL! it is from a Woodlesford resident complaining about loss of greenbelt between wakey and leeds, extra traffic including delays to pinderfields!? it also encourages readers to view maps on the CCG website and send protest letters before the april 8th deadline. i think its time the club,fans and developers step up our charm offensive. the future of our club is at stake and we cannot allow these nimbies to end 135 years of a precious institution.