Snetterton circuit owner MotorSport Vision has unveiled plans to completely redevelop the Norfolk track and make it a hub of the UK motor racing industry as well as a venue for international motor racing events.

The radical proposals, which are now at the planning stages with the local councils around Snetterton, include significant changes to the layout of the circuit itself, as well as the building of a brand new, state-of-the-art commercial complex called the Snetterton Business Park.

The park, for which MSV Chief Executive Jonathan Palmer hopes to gain planning permission within a year, will include a race school, hotel with cafe, restaurant and conference facilities, shops and industrial units for race teams, car dealerships and engineering firms.

Snetterton Business Park has been proposed in conjunction with the local Breckland Council, whose Rural Enterprise Valley initiative aims to create a corridor of world-class Motorsport and advanced engineering expertise in the Norfolk area, with Snetterton as its core.

The exciting plans will bring hundreds of jobs to the Snetterton area give the circuit new life and propel it firmly into the world of international Motorsport.

Palmer said: "We have big plans for Snetterton. It's all subject to planning permission but we are optimistic that will go through. I've always been very keen that all MSV circuits should be fantastic places to drive at.

"Snetterton has always been one of the tracks with a good, workmanlike reputation but it is not going to be top of many drivers' list of favourite tracks. We want to put it up there."

Also planned are some radical alterations to the layout of the Snetterton circuit itself, with Russell chicane being replaced by a double hairpin complex and Sear corner going out wider and featuring a sharper turn to bring it back in to rejoin the Revett Straight.

A small section of infield track between Riches and Sear corner will not only provide a short test track which can be used independently of the main circuit but also the possibility of extending the main circuit for selected race events.

With plans to make Snetterton the first UK circuit to have its own train station and the introduction of the huge Snetterton Business Park complex, Palmer is aiming to attract Snetterton's first truly international motor racing event in its 54-year history.

Snetterton circuit manager Jamie Hopper said: "At last Snetterton is to receive the investment that it deserves. Since Jonathan acquired the venue in 2004, he has already given us the tools and encouragement to bring about a vast improvement in the venue. With this next major phase, Snetterton will become an exciting and first class destination for all those interested in motorsport and performance driving and riding. The whole team here is very excited about the project and the challenges it will bring."

BSB Series Director Stuart Higgs said: “The plans are fantastic and the prospect of the British Superbike Championship and other major motorcycle racing categories utilising the dramatic new circuit configuration is something to look forward to, together with the state of the art facilities that will again raise the bar of UK circuit standards.”

It is hoped that planning permission will be granted within a year, and that the whole project will be completed within five years.

For further information visit: www.motorsportvision.co.uk/sbp