Say good bye to Llandow Circuit :(

little nick · Post by **little nick** » Jul 4th, '07, 08:01

Taken from icWales.co.uk

Plans have been unveiled for a new village on the site of Llandow airfield.

Llandow Newydd, as the village would be called, would contain 2,700 homes, two schools and a community centre.

The airfield is currently used as a distribution and storage centre, a race circuit and a base for small industrial units.

The project is being masterminded by house builders Persimmon and Barratt under the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s 15-year development plan

not good news

svr-ash · Post by **svr-ash** » Jul 4th, '07, 08:20

Shitter

speedy(delboy) · Post by **speedy(delboy)** » Jul 4th, '07, 09:30

Well, it aint gonna happen before next year, as I have booked the track already on the 6th June 2008

Jak · Post by **Jak** » Jul 4th, '07, 11:17

Not necessarily - depends how the land deal goes. As it's the council it might be compulsory purchase - in which case the circuit will try to trade until the last day and book ahead until they have a date that they'll be out of there. Then they'd just refund everyone. Alternatively it could take years to get through planning.

Funky · Post by **Funky** » Jul 4th, '07, 11:53

speedy(delboy) wrote:Well, it aint gonna happen before next year, as I have booked the track already on the 6th June 2008

Sweeeeet, put my name down!

I can't see Llandow closing within the next 3-5 years as planning and development takes soooooo long...

little nick · Post by **little nick** » Jul 4th, '07, 13:06

put me down for this one - missed the last one

chris_1127 · Post by **chris_1127** » Jul 4th, '07, 13:42

i blame Age, personally...

age · Post by **age** » Jul 4th, '07, 20:41

chris_1127 wrote:i blame Age, personally...

Not me

Andy R · Post by **Andy R** » Jul 5th, '07, 15:41

Many years ago (15 ish) there were plans for a new housing estate at Snetterton, and nothing ever happened.Lots of plans for houses,shops etc but it slowly died a death, and is still a great track.Hopefully it will be the same at Llandow.

Little Loris · Post by **Little Loris** » Jul 5th, '07, 15:44

List me for Llandow 2008. If I haven't got my knee down by then I'm selling all my bikes.

Blimey · Post by **Blimey** » Jul 5th, '07, 19:15

Easy solution to this prob is if anyone knows anyone with a lot of land down here in the good old Southwest we can build our own circuit.

Phils the site handy man, so he can do most the work

age · Post by **age** » Jul 5th, '07, 20:10

Blimey wrote:Easy solution to this prob is if anyone knows anyone with a lot of land down here in the good old Southwest we can build our own circuit.

Phils the site handy man, so he can do most the work

Yeah thats a great Idea Untill the noise Police get involved

Post by **TLS-Moose** » Jul 5th, '07, 21:43

Anyone watch 5th gear

Slightly further to go, but a bit more when you get there ....

svr-ash · Post by **svr-ash** » Jul 5th, '07, 22:12

Gsxrage wrote:
Blimey wrote:Easy solution to this prob is if anyone knows anyone with a lot of land down here in the good old Southwest we can build our own circuit.

Phils the site handy man, so he can do most the work

Yeah thats a great Idea Untill the noise Police get involved

Nigel Mansal tried it last year for a go cart track and failed so i doubt they'll let a bike/car track get built in the west country

speedy(delboy) · Post by **speedy(delboy)** » Jul 5th, '07, 23:55

I found out a few weeks ago, a guy in South Molton has been trying to open a full blown race track there for the past 15 years and the council keep saying No, the tossers.

God, a race track 10 miles from my house, wouldnt that be great.