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#Post#: 130184--------------------------------------------------
Re: 10 year option on land for Wasps
DIR By: Mayor West
Date: November 13, 2024, 11:25 am
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Doesn’t look like they’ve studied the average attendance of
Wasps over the years. Then factored in that they’ve moved again.
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Re: 10 year option on land for Wasps
DIR By: QuincyJones
Date: November 13, 2024, 2:47 pm
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> Swanley Town Council's thoughts in January.
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They needn't worry about traffic...
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Re: 10 year option on land for Wasps
DIR By: A222Quin
Date: November 13, 2024, 3:00 pm
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Sure I’ve said this before but it is in a dreadful location. A
hugely busy motorway junction next to a serving a hugely busy
motorway, a long walk from the railway station, not really
walkable from anywhere much. Brands Hatch just down the road
that already causes a fair bit of traffic issues for thr area.
Sevenoaks, Westcombe Park and Tonbridge Juddian rugby clubs all
within a few miles, currently on the border between Sarries
(Kent) and Quins (South London) academy areas. Nowhere near
Wasps traditional supporter base. Plenty of competition for
‘concert’ venues with The o2 and everything that London has to
offer. Aside from that it’s a great plan….
#Post#: 130206--------------------------------------------------
Re: 10 year option on land for Wasps
DIR By: Boonie
Date: November 14, 2024, 4:24 am
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Money talks - and with the way things are going, there is money
in housing development, even if the area is already saturated
with housing developments.
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Re: 10 year option on land for Wasps
DIR By: Mandator
Date: November 14, 2024, 9:08 am
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Them joining the Championship? They should be relegated to the
bottom of the leagues like Richmond and London Scottish when
they went bust.
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Re: 10 year option on land for Wasps
DIR By: KentQuin
Date: November 17, 2024, 9:01 am
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--- Quote from: A222Quin link ---
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> Sure I’ve said this before but it is in a dreadful location. A
hugely busy motorway junction next to a serving a hugely busy
motorway, a long walk from the railway station, not really
walkable from anywhere much. Brands Hatch just down the road
that already causes a fair bit of traffic issues for thr area.
Sevenoaks, Westcombe Park and Tonbridge Juddian rugby clubs all
within a few miles, currently on the border between Sarries
(Kent) and Quins (South London) academy areas. Nowhere near
Wasps traditional supporter base. Plenty of competition for
‘concert’ venues with The o2 and everything that London has to
offer. Aside from that it’s a great plan….
>
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I'd be surprised if the stadium goes ahead.
It'll end up being a soulless new build housing estate miles
from anywhere with no facilities, but will enable Sevenoaks
council to tick their building targets quota.
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Re: 10 year option on land for Wasps
DIR By: GodstoneQuin
Date: November 19, 2024, 10:37 am
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A local parish council here in Kent has discovered that there
has been a closed-doors meeting at Swanley Town Council which
appears to have been about this.
For info, the site suggested here is Petham Farm which is the
other side of the M25 from the Pedham Place golf centre which
has been much rumoured to be the site they are after.
Crockenhill Parish Council
PRESS RELEASE
19.11.24
Since the announcement by the WASPs Rugby Club on 11th November
regarding ‘securing’ land within the South East, many residents
have contacted Crockenhill Parish Council with their various
questions and concerns.
Unfortunately, we have been unable to answer many of these
questions with any certainty. We can only assume the location of
the land in question is within the Parish of Crockenhill as this
was one of the two potential sites that was put forward by WASPS
as part of Sevenoaks District Council’s new Local Plan
consultation. We have spoken with several Crockenhill landowners
north of the parish for clarification and have been assured that
they have no plans to sell their Grade 2/3 agricultural land or
smallholdings. However, we do know that Swanley Town Council own
a section of land within the parish - an area around Petham
Farm. We also know that they held an extraordinary meeting on
30th October in which the only item on the agenda for this
meeting (which the public were excluded from) was ‘Petham Farm
agreement’.
In terms of publicly available information, we can only find two
documents on Swanley Town Council’s website relating to this
potential development. One was their response to Sevenoaks
District Council’s Local Plan consultation earlier this year in
which they OBJECTED to the WASPS stadium, and the other was the
agenda item on 30th October. It would appear that Swanley Town
Council has, at some point during this year, privately changed
its position - despite overwhelming public objection locally.
It is not surprising that residents expect Crockenhill Parish
Council to have been consulted regarding a significant agreement
on land within their parish. It came as a surprise to us when
Crockenhill Parish land was originally earmarked as a potential
site within the consultation. Crockenhill Parish Council feel
that they, and the public, have been deliberately kept in the
dark throughout the whole process. We can only assume that
plans, meetings, and agreements have been conducted entirely
behind closed doors, without transparency, and against our
wishes. We are appalled that Swanley Town Council, a
neighbouring council, believe it appropriate to conduct
themselves in this way. We have requested information from
Swanley Town Council regarding this and are awaiting their
official response.
Speaking about the WASP’s announcement, Sevenoaks District
Council Member and Chair of Crockenhill Parish Council, Cllr.
Rachel Waterton said: “We have been blindsided. Whilst other
local councils, groups, and residents are working together to
protect the greenbelt from inappropriate development, we believe
Swanley Town Council is working against us. With so many other
large sporting facilities close by, a sports stadium on
agricultural land within a rural location, near an already
overstretched road network (often gridlocked) is not the
development that the local area either wants or needs. This
development is going to hinder considerably more residents north
of the district than it will benefit.”
#Post#: 130466--------------------------------------------------
Re: 10 year option on land for Wasps
DIR By: Andy Watson
Date: November 19, 2024, 1:23 pm
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As has already been stated, but I have to agree; 28,000
supporters attending each game?
I would imagine circumnavigating the M25 (to junction 3 is it,
or 2?) would put people off without trying to deal with the weak
infrastructure around the ground.
Lucky to get attendances to 5000 I would think?
#Post#: 130475--------------------------------------------------
Re: 10 year option on land for Wasps
DIR By: Camquin
Date: November 20, 2024, 2:28 am
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How many spectators did they get in previous seasons?
My guess is it was closer to 2,800 than 28,000.
How may of those paid for their tickets?
#Post#: 130478--------------------------------------------------
Re: 10 year option on land for Wasps
DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
Date: November 20, 2024, 2:47 am
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Property Development deal, all day long.
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