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SenorDingDong wrote: ↑17 Jan 2018, 18:18 Might be worth putting it on this site with any personal info redacted for maximum visibility.

Yes, please.

greb46 wrote: ↑17 Jan 2018, 17:45 Have received a reply to my email regarding status of Plainmoor from Torbay Council if anyone interested can e-mail to them

Email it to merse, he seems pretty savvy with a PC, like you I'm pretty useless with a PC. I'm sure he'd be ok with it, you can only ask can't you.
Good work though, keep it up guys.

Have contacted website and will forward to them once I receive a reply.


Admin Edit: This is a copy of the return email minus personal details. (SG)

Dear Mr ******

Plainmoor Stadium, Torquay was successfully nominated as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) and listed on 31/03/2015. In England, an asset of community value is land or property of importance to a local community which is subject to additional protection from development under the Localism Act 2011.

More information about ACVs is available on our website at http://www.torbay.gov.uk/planning-and-b ... ity-value/

I hope that this gives you some peace of mind with regards to the situation you believe is occurring at the club.

Yours sincerely


***** *****
Information Compliance Advisor
Torbay Council

Phone: 01803 207467

I've edited the post above to include the response given to greb46's email

Can this asset be transferred to a new development for the same purpose ??

Think it needs a legal guy to properly interpret it,the way I understood it In my layman's terms were that Plainmoor as things stand cannot be purchased as a free hold from the council and had to remain as a sporting venue.

Yes I agree with you , great work. But money talks so I would take it with a pinch of salt

Quite agree seem to remember a site near Paignton seafront that was left in trust by an elderly lady not to be ever built on but it was,laws can be changed when money is involved!

interesting news from Swindon Town FC that the club has approached the council to purchase the freehold of their ground....


https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/20 ... -freehold/

Solihull Moors Mr Osborne.

Out of sight at the bottom of the league earlier in the season.

They brought in Mark Yates / Tim Flowers combo. They are 2-0 up at home currently and about to go just 1 point off Barrow who are 5th bottom.

You brought in Gary Owers / Martin Kuhl combo and the club are 2-0 down currently and about to wave goodbye to their NL league status.

Solihull gave themselves a chance and wanted to survive.

Torquay gave themselves NO chance and wanted to get relegated.

WAKE UP TO THIS TORQUAY FANS!!!

Yorkieandy wrote: ↑20 Jan 2018, 16:26 Solihull Moors Mr Osborne.

Out of sight at the bottom of the league earlier in the season.

They brought in Mark Yates / Tim Flowers combo. They are 2-0 up at home currently and about to go just 1 point off Barrow who are 5th bottom.

You brought in Gary Owers / Martin Kuhl combo and the club are 2-0 down currently and about to wave goodbye to their NL league status.

Solihull gave themselves a chance and wanted to survive.

Torquay gave themselves NO chance and wanted to get relegated.

WAKE UP TO THIS TORQUAY FANS!!!

Yorkieandy wrote: ↑20 Jan 2018, 16:26 Solihull Moors Mr Osborne.

Out of sight at the bottom of the league earlier in the season.

They brought in Mark Yates / Tim Flowers combo. They are 2-0 up at home currently and about to go just 1 point off Barrow who are 5th bottom.

You brought in Gary Owers / Martin Kuhl combo and the club are 2-0 down currently and about to wave goodbye to their NL league status.

Solihull gave themselves a chance and wanted to survive.

Torquay gave themselves NO chance and wanted to get relegated.

WAKE UP TO THIS TORQUAY FANS!!!

What? I think we're all aware of what is happening to our club.

Clearly some aren't otherwise they wouldn't be taking all this. Doormats!

I can’t go into too much detail, because of the other organisations involved, but a huge amount of money has already been spent on drainage of the speedway site and we find that there are still problems. We have a stadium packed up in sections in a car park in Port Talbot in South Wales, waiting to be transported to Swindon and erected.Clark Osborn statement, re Swindon stadium,probably the stadium provided courtesy of IKEA.

...............and the improvements made at the site in Reading are clear for all to see......................