Cancel Mansell??? Why???

There is a campaign locally to Cancel Mansell, that is to stop a planning application to update a local carting track to provide a first class leisure facility. They've even got Kirsty Allsopp of Location, Location, Location fame involved.

Several things occur to me here:

1. The past 21 years the site has been a complete eyesore and it could do with updating.

2. It is already classed as a brownfield site so no damage will be done to surrounding wildlife etc on top of what has already been done.

3. Only part of the planning application seems to appear on their website. Where is the rest of it??

4. The leaders of this group seem to be totally annonymous other than one lady whom I believe spends a lot of time abroad on projects for her business.

5. It seems that some campaigners have been busy contacting various campaigning groups all over the country, in particular student groups, asking them to sign up to the petition against the planning application. How fair is that??

6. Shouldn't a local issue involve and take account of local people who have first hand knowledge of the situation??

I'm getting off my soapbox now but it does seem as though a certain few will stop at nothing to get their way. I wish some of them would put a bit of effort into campaigning for something worthwhile, like my old favourite Invest in ME!!