DCS Ref: 100-048-811 Written reps Year of Decision: 2007 Inspector: C NIELD
County: CAERPHILLY Summary of Decision: DISMISSED
Description:
Moto cross practice track in excess of 14 day rule. 0.5Ha sloping field in remote Special Landscape Area (SLA) countryside.Tracks have been cut through vegetation to subsoil, appearing as snaking brown tracks on hillside. Visual impact exacerbated by large number of participants and spectators. Noise and disturbance harm from activity in quiet rural area noting additional disturbance from vehicle movements of participants and spectators. Intensification of unsuitable poor access routes which could not be controlled by appellant harming tranquil area character and fabric . Abstract:
Moto-cross practice rejected in special landscape
The use of land in a special landscape area in south Wales, as a moto-cross practice track was rule out by an inspector who decided that it would be too noisy and visually intrusive.
The inspector noted that the land was already used as a practice circuit and the tracks had cut through the vegetation into the underlying rock. Although the appellant suggested that the site could be landscaped, the inspector decided that the site had become unsightly and an intensification of the use would simply exacerbate its unacceptable impact. In addition the noise of motorcycles on the land would detract from the quiet enjoyment of the area by walkers and horse riders he decided.
COMPASS Index Terms | Issue Codes | | 414 | | Special Landscape Area - site within | | 45 | | Rural character | | 690 | | Unmade/unadopted track | | 74 | | Vehicular activity causing loss amenity | | |
| Development Codes | | 713 | | Car/motorbike racing | | |
| Site Codes | | 010 | | Open countryside only - Post August 06 cases | | |
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