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QUANTYA PARX NEEDS YOUR HELP
South Staffordshire Council have refused the planning application for the first Quantyaparx in the UK. The park was compared to a large motocross event which took place in the area and disturbed neighbours. Obviously a Quantyaparx is nothing like that. Electric motorbikes are silent to start with, and the park would cater to group bookings and corporate events, not big spectator events. We are now in the process of appealing.
“Electric bikes make no noise, create no emissions and cause no pollution” said Tim Batham, who submitted the application. “They are the bikes of the future that we can bring here right now: bikes with no environmental impact, and no noise nuisance to anyone. There is absolutely no comparison with petrol bikes and motocross events.”
Outdoor Leisure and Tourism is an approved use for greenbelt and for farmland diversification.
Much of the concern centred on access. But this concern was also totally unfounded. “None of those concerned with access, such as the Highways Agency and the Parish Council, has asked for any figures whatsoever for likely traffic” said Mr Batham, “they just assumed! If they had, they would have found that the park would have been used only by pre-booked groups, and certainly not available on an “arrive and drive” basis. Consequently, access would have been under full control, with no unwanted crowds or traffic.”
Corporate bookings would have been a particular target, bringing with them to Kinver the prospect of big economic benefits, for instance, catering facilities and other tourism needs whilst in the area.
Several very much-needed full and part-time jobs would have been created.
“We were expecting the park to provide a real boost to the economy” said Mr Batham. “Bringing fun, jobs and income to the area – but with none of the disruptions normally associated with what would have been an amazing new venture for this area. It is a great shame, and we shall seek to appeal.”
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