{"id":120572,"date":"2023-10-22T22:19:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T22:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/?p=120572"},"modified":"2023-10-22T22:19:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T22:19:17","slug":"villagers-rudely-awakened-by-lotus-rally-threaten-8billion-redevelopment-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/auto-news\/villagers-rudely-awakened-by-lotus-rally-threaten-8billion-redevelopment-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Villagers rudely awakened by \u2018Lotus Rally\u2019 threaten \u00a38billion redevelopment plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/24\/590x\/secondary\/5027029.jpg?r=1698011156253\"><\/p>\n<p>The roar of Lotus workers\u2019 engines is being blamed for disturbing villagers\u2019 sleep and threatens the sports car giant\u2019s<br \/>\u00a38billion redevelopment plan.<\/p>\n<p>Residents living near the Lotus plant in Hethel, Norfolk, claim they are being woken up in the early hours by staff heading home from night shifts.<\/p>\n<p>The noisy nightly commute has been dubbed the \u201cLotus Rally\u201d with around \u201c30 to 40 vehicles driving at excessive speeds\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Plans to redevelop the site could now be\u00a0in doubt after the local authority threatened to derail the project due to the\u00a0escalating dispute.<\/p>\n<p>In an email to the Chinese-owned company, Colin Rudd, chairman of Bracon\u00a0Ash and Hethel Parish Council, said: \u201cIt is quite clear that any further expansion plans must take into account this unsociable behaviour, as by your own\u00a0admission you cannot control this\u00a0behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Villagers claim the problem occurs at around 2am, when the late shift workers\u00a0finish.<\/p>\n<p>One resident said: \u201cThe majority are driving at excessive speeds through Bracon Ash from around 1.30am until 2.30am.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd there is no point going to sleep until it finishes, so we have to endure the\u00a0Lotus Rally until all the employees have left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the company said: \u201cShould it be confirmed that the noise is being caused by our employees we will take appropriate action.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Advert-free experience without interruptions.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Exclusive &#038; Unlimited access to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/cars\/1826825\/lotus-rally-engines-villagers-sleep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The roar of Lotus workers\u2019 engines is being blamed for disturbing villagers\u2019 sleep and threatens the sports car giant\u2019s\u00a38billion redevelopment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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