Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby
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Edward Richard William Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby (born 10 October 1962) is a British
peer. He is known for ownership of the racehorse Ouija Board and for his controversial plans to build houses and an industrial estate on 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) of greenfield land he inherited in Newmarket, Suffolk. His plans are opposed by local residents and businesses, and have been unanimously rejected by the district council, whom Derby applied to after the town council also rejected his plans. Derby has also engaged in legal action against local residents opposed to his plans. The High Court judge found in favour of the residents and refused Derby permission to appeal.
Derby is appealing against the council's unanimous decision. Local residents have said they have had to raise more than £1 million to fight Derby's plans.
near Liverpool
, and also has a residence in London.
Stanley is married to Caroline "Cazzie" Stanley (née Neville), Countess of Derby and the daughter of The Lord Braybrooke
of Audley End
. The couple have three children: Henrietta, Edward and Oliver.
Stanley inherited the title of Earl of Derby in 1994, upon the death of his uncle. He is the owner of the popular Knowsley Safari Park
, the biggest park of its kind in Britain, and the Stanley House Stud on Hatchfield Farm.
His son Edward John Robin Stanley was born in 1998. He has been Page of Honour
to The Queen since 2008 and has performed in two Garter services
and four openings of Parliament
. He fitted Prince William with a ceremonial garter and held the train of the monarch's crimson velvet robe at the opening of parliament. He is the godson
of The Duke of York
.
was named after the 12th Earl of Derby
while The Oaks
was named after the 12th Earl's house near Epsom
. The 19th Earl has followed his forebears with a participation in horse racing
and is the owner of a stud farm
managed by his brother, The Hon. Peter Stanley. Home to the family's broodmares, the Earl's policy is to sell their colts
and race the fillies
. The Earl currently owns Ouija Board, winner of seven The Group/Grade 1 races
, including the Epsom Oaks
, Irish Oaks
and Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
in 2004, and the last-named race again in 2006. She also won the Prince of Wales's Stakes
at Royal Ascot in June 2006. She was third in the Japan Cup
following that last win, and was retired after going lame before her intended final start in the Hong Kong Vase
at Sha Tin
in December 2006. Ouija Board won over three million pounds in prize money. She is now due to be a broodmare in the Earl's breeding operation. The Earl has published a book about her, Ouija Board: A Mare in a Million.
The 19th Earl's Grandmother, Catherine, was a well known racehorse trainer in Wiltshire
notably College House, Lambourn, from where she sent out The Schweppes Gold Trophy
winner Ra Nova, amongst others.
in Newmarket, Suffolk has met with opposition from local residents, businesses and the area's largest employers, including Tattersalls
, the Jockey Club
, Newmarket Racecourse
, elected councillors, leading trainers and local resident group Save Historic Newmarket
.
They argue that the Earl's plan to build up to 1,200 houses and a large industrial estate would deeply undermine efforts to recognise Newmarket as a World Heritage Site
, and is unnecessary as the town and surrounding area already have a large surplus of vacant houses. They have also argued that the town is already heavily congested the major increase in traffic from 1,200 new houses and an industrial estate will make it even more difficult for over 2,500 local horses who need to access the town's world-famous exercise grounds each day to do so, and that due to current overcongestion such movements already cause traffic jams for commuters.
Leading horse trainers, owners and breeders have warned that the increased congestion caused by the development will deeply damage their businesses, which provide thousands of high-value jobs in the local area. Some of the largest employers have also warned they may be forced to move their entire operations from the town. Businesses involved in horse racing are by far the largest employers in the local area. A poll in local newspaper the Newmarket Journal found that over 90% were opposed to the Earl's plans.
The Earl has rejected the criticism, stating that only 600 homes would be built by 2021, with the possibility of another 600 by 2030, although there is no such schedule confirmed in the plans. The Earl has also claimed that some of those objecting to the proposal contributed to the original consultation, where they did not raise any objections.
However, no evidence for the claim has been produced and those opposed to his plans strongly dispute that they were ever consulted by the Earl. Responses from local residents to the council's consultation on the plans were almost universally negative, with strong opposition declared in nearly every submission. They also argue that the Earl has not accepted bids from prospective buyers who wish to continue to breed horses on the farm, and instead is seeking planning permission for the 1,200 houses and industrial estate only in order to sell the land at a substantially higher profit.
On 1 February 2010 Newmarket Council rejected the Earl's proposed development, and Derby then applied to The district council
for permission. On 2 June, the district councillors unanimously rejected his plans. A later attempt to allow council planning officers to take control of the application was also unanimously rejected by councillors.
Derby then applied for permission to join council planning officers fighting local residents' call for a judicial review of the 'flawed' planning strategy which could have allowed his development. On 25 March 2011, a High Court Judge quashed the entire planning strategy relating to Newmarket. Derby and the planning officers were ordered to pay 90% of local residents' costs and refused permission to appeal.
Derby is now appealing the council's unanimous decision in an attempt to push through the plans.
Local residents have stated they have had to raise over £1 million so far to fight the Earl's plans.
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peer. He is known for ownership of the racehorse Ouija Board and for his controversial plans to build houses and an industrial estate on 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) of greenfield land he inherited in Newmarket, Suffolk. His plans are opposed by local residents and businesses, and have been unanimously rejected by the district council, whom Derby applied to after the town council also rejected his plans. Derby has also engaged in legal action against local residents opposed to his plans. The High Court judge found in favour of the residents and refused Derby permission to appeal.
Derby is appealing against the council's unanimous decision. Local residents have said they have had to raise more than £1 million to fight Derby's plans.
Biography
Edward Stanley (known as "Teddy") was born to Hugh Stanley and his wife Rose "Rosie" Stanley (née Birch). He lives at Knowsley HallKnowsley Hall
Knowsley Hall is a stately home near Liverpool within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, in Merseyside, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is the ancestral home of the Stanley family, the Earls of Derby. The hall is surrounded by of...
near Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, and also has a residence in London.
Stanley is married to Caroline "Cazzie" Stanley (née Neville), Countess of Derby and the daughter of The Lord Braybrooke
Baron Braybrooke
Lord Braybrooke, Baron of Braybrooke, in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1788 for John Whitwell, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, with remainder to his kinsman Richard Neville-Aldworth...
of Audley End
Audley End House
Audley End House is largely an early 17th-century country house just outside Saffron Walden, Essex, south of Cambridge, England. It was once a palace in all but name and renowned as one of the finest Jacobean houses in England. Audley End is now only one-third of its original size, but is still...
. The couple have three children: Henrietta, Edward and Oliver.
Stanley inherited the title of Earl of Derby in 1994, upon the death of his uncle. He is the owner of the popular Knowsley Safari Park
Knowsley Safari Park
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, the biggest park of its kind in Britain, and the Stanley House Stud on Hatchfield Farm.
His son Edward John Robin Stanley was born in 1998. He has been Page of Honour
Page of Honour
While a page is a comparatively low-ranking servant, a Page of Honour is a ceremonial position in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. It requires attendance on state occasions, but does not now involve the daily duties which were once attached to the office of page...
to The Queen since 2008 and has performed in two Garter services
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...
and four openings of Parliament
State Opening of Parliament
In the United Kingdom, the State Opening of Parliament is an annual event that marks the commencement of a session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is held in the House of Lords Chamber, usually in November or December or, in a general election year, when the new Parliament first assembles...
. He fitted Prince William with a ceremonial garter and held the train of the monarch's crimson velvet robe at the opening of parliament. He is the godson
Godson
Loongson is a family of general-purpose MIPS-compatible CPUs developed at the Institute of Computing Technology , Chinese Academy of Sciences in the People's Republic of China. The chief architect is Professor Hu Weiwu....
of The Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO , is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
.
Thoroughbred horse racing
Epsom DerbyEpsom Derby
The Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, and under its present sponsor as the Investec Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies...
was named after the 12th Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby PC , styled Lord Strange between 1771 and 1776, was a British peer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries...
while The Oaks
The Oaks
- England :* The Oaks *The Oaks, Ascot, an 18th century country mansion later re-named the Royal Berkshire- United States :* The Oaks , listed on the NRHP in Colbert County, Alabama...
was named after the 12th Earl's house near Epsom
Epsom
Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England. Small parts of Epsom are in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead. The town is located south-south-west of Charing Cross, within the Greater London Urban Area. The town lies on the chalk downland of Epsom Downs.-History:Epsom lies...
. The 19th Earl has followed his forebears with a participation in horse racing
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
and is the owner of a stud farm
Horse breeding
Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in domesticated horses...
managed by his brother, The Hon. Peter Stanley. Home to the family's broodmares, the Earl's policy is to sell their colts
Colt (horse)
A colt is a young male horse, under the age of four. The term "colt" is often confused with foal, which refers to a horse of either sex under one year of age....
and race the fillies
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
. The Earl currently owns Ouija Board, winner of seven The Group/Grade 1 races
Conditions races
Conditions races are horse races where the weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race. Weights are allocated according to; the sex of the runners, with female runners carrying less weight than males; the age of the runners, with younger horses receiving...
, including the Epsom Oaks
Epsom Oaks
The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in early June....
, Irish Oaks
Irish Oaks
The Irish Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in July....
and Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for fillies and mares, three years old and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships....
in 2004, and the last-named race again in 2006. She also won the Prince of Wales's Stakes
Prince of Wales's Stakes
The Prince of Wales's Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
at Royal Ascot in June 2006. She was third in the Japan Cup
Japan Cup
The is the most prestigious horse race run in Japan. It is contested at the end of November at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters over the grass. With a purse of ¥476 million , the Japan Cup is one of the richest races in the world.The Japan Cup is an invitational event...
following that last win, and was retired after going lame before her intended final start in the Hong Kong Vase
Hong Kong Vase
The Hong Kong Vase is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Sha Tin, and it is scheduled to take place each year in mid December....
at Sha Tin
Sha Tin
Sha Tin, also spelled Shatin, is an area around the Shing Mun River in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District.-Geography:...
in December 2006. Ouija Board won over three million pounds in prize money. She is now due to be a broodmare in the Earl's breeding operation. The Earl has published a book about her, Ouija Board: A Mare in a Million.
The 19th Earl's Grandmother, Catherine, was a well known racehorse trainer in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
notably College House, Lambourn, from where she sent out The Schweppes Gold Trophy
Totesport Trophy
The Totesport Trophy is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 2 miles and 110 yards , and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped...
winner Ra Nova, amongst others.
Controversy
Derby's proposal to build 1,200 houses and a large industrial estate on his greenfield Hatchfield stud farmStud farm
A stud farm or stud in animal husbandry, is an establishment for selective breeding of livestock. The word "stud" comes from the Old English stod meaning "herd of horses, place where horses are kept for breeding" Historically, documentation of the breedings that occur on a stud farm leads to the...
in Newmarket, Suffolk has met with opposition from local residents, businesses and the area's largest employers, including Tattersalls
Tattersalls
Tattersalls is the main auctioneer of race horses in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1766 by Richard Tattersall , who had been stud groom to the second Duke of Kingston. The first premises occupied were near Hyde Park Corner, in what was then the outskirts of London...
, the Jockey Club
Jockey Club
The Jockey Club is the largest commercial organisation in British horseracing. Although no longer responsible for the governance and regulation of the sport, it owns 14 of Britain's famous racecourses, including Aintree, Cheltenham and Newmarket, amongst other concerns such as the National Stud and...
, Newmarket Racecourse
Newmarket Racecourse
The town of Newmarket, in Suffolk, England, is the headquarters of British horseracing, home to the largest cluster of training yards in the country and many key horse racing organisations. Newmarket Racecourse has two courses - the Rowley Mile Course and the July Course. Both are wide, galloping...
, elected councillors, leading trainers and local resident group Save Historic Newmarket
Save Historic Newmarket
Save Historic Newmarket is grassroots organisation based in Newmarket, Suffolk, with the stated aim of preserving the town as the centre of British horseracing and a potential World Heritage Site....
.
They argue that the Earl's plan to build up to 1,200 houses and a large industrial estate would deeply undermine efforts to recognise Newmarket as a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
, and is unnecessary as the town and surrounding area already have a large surplus of vacant houses. They have also argued that the town is already heavily congested the major increase in traffic from 1,200 new houses and an industrial estate will make it even more difficult for over 2,500 local horses who need to access the town's world-famous exercise grounds each day to do so, and that due to current overcongestion such movements already cause traffic jams for commuters.
Leading horse trainers, owners and breeders have warned that the increased congestion caused by the development will deeply damage their businesses, which provide thousands of high-value jobs in the local area. Some of the largest employers have also warned they may be forced to move their entire operations from the town. Businesses involved in horse racing are by far the largest employers in the local area. A poll in local newspaper the Newmarket Journal found that over 90% were opposed to the Earl's plans.
The Earl has rejected the criticism, stating that only 600 homes would be built by 2021, with the possibility of another 600 by 2030, although there is no such schedule confirmed in the plans. The Earl has also claimed that some of those objecting to the proposal contributed to the original consultation, where they did not raise any objections.
However, no evidence for the claim has been produced and those opposed to his plans strongly dispute that they were ever consulted by the Earl. Responses from local residents to the council's consultation on the plans were almost universally negative, with strong opposition declared in nearly every submission. They also argue that the Earl has not accepted bids from prospective buyers who wish to continue to breed horses on the farm, and instead is seeking planning permission for the 1,200 houses and industrial estate only in order to sell the land at a substantially higher profit.
On 1 February 2010 Newmarket Council rejected the Earl's proposed development, and Derby then applied to The district council
Forest Heath
Forest Heath is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council is based in Mildenhall. Other towns in the district include Newmarket....
for permission. On 2 June, the district councillors unanimously rejected his plans. A later attempt to allow council planning officers to take control of the application was also unanimously rejected by councillors.
Derby then applied for permission to join council planning officers fighting local residents' call for a judicial review of the 'flawed' planning strategy which could have allowed his development. On 25 March 2011, a High Court Judge quashed the entire planning strategy relating to Newmarket. Derby and the planning officers were ordered to pay 90% of local residents' costs and refused permission to appeal.
Derby is now appealing the council's unanimous decision in an attempt to push through the plans.
Local residents have stated they have had to raise over £1 million so far to fight the Earl's plans.