Falmer - 19th/20th October

[Giraffe]

I was in London with a friend of mine yesterday who introduced me to someone who works in JP's department.

I'm bracing myself to be flamed but this is the truth.

He is aware that on Tuesday of this week there was a final meeting with those advising JP and the decision has been made and is a yes.

The announcement will be made on 19th or 20th October depending upon the availability of the interested parties, which didn't make much sense to me.

He believes the reason for the delay has been something to do with agreeing transport quotas or something like that but as I say although he works in the right place he didn't know any more than that.

Sorry to be a bit vague but given the drink was flowing at the time, thats all I can remember. Its worth pointing out that he was a pretencious little bastard who could have been exagerating to impress but I think not.

So hopefully not long to wait now!!

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Again ill believe it when i hear it - no offence

 

[Wardy]

Okay I will go book the party.

 

[Jim D]

It wouldn't surprise me that word got out before the announcement - after all everything seems to leak from this Government. Whatever the case, we've only got another 16 days to wait at the worst.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The announcement will be made on 19th or 20th October depending upon the availability of the interested parties, which didn't make much sense to me.

That's not what I have heard. I am expecting an announcement in the week beginning 24 October.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Re: Re: Falmer - 19th/20th October

That's not what I have heard. I am expecting an announcement in the week beginning 24 October.

Is that because you are looking at it re the 'by 31st October' annoucment or you have info that you have so far decided (and you are perfectly entitled to do so) not to put on here.

 

[On the Left Wing]

Re: Re: Falmer - 19th/20th October

That's not what I have heard. I am expecting an announcement in the week beginning 24 October.

so do I (tho stand corrected if it is the 19th/20th) ... all evidence still points to 25th or 26th as most likely dates

 

[dougdeep]

What has happened to the £50 prediction thread?

 

[bhaexpress]

I did a job a few years ago for the civil service part of which was involved with MI6. Obvioulsy there was a big security issue. As it was they (The Civil Service) intalled some PC Software that was far from user friendly and would give users a password that was just a set of random numbers that many would find hard to remember. The logon name was the user's initial and the first seven letters of their surname. As it was many users actually had the password written on their PC ! (The user's name would be on their office dor or on documents on their desk).

Well I mentioned it to a very high ranking CS and she just laughed. (I found the higher you went the nicer the Civil Servents were). Anyway she said that the computer security was a joke as it was 500% more likely that a secret would be leaked by word of mouth.

I reckon the Giraffe's post would echo that. Mind you, whether it's right or wrong is a different matter.

 

[Wardy]

Re: Re: Re: Falmer - 19th/20th October

so do I (tho stand corrected if it is the 19th/20th) ... all evidence still points to 25th or 26th as most likely dates

That makes more sense to me as well.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Re: Re: Re: Falmer - 19th/20th October

Is that because you are looking at it re the 'by 31st October' annoucment or you have info that you have so far decided (and you are perfectly entitled to do so) not to put on here.

I have already posted somewhere on NSC that I spoke with the Case Officer in the Planning Division of the ODPM last week (to check that I am still on the mailing list for when the decision letter is sent out). The Case Officer is the lead civil servant handling the Falmer application, who is responsible for steering it through all the processes that the ODPM have to take account of. He said that they were still working on the case and that we could expect the decision "a few days before 31 October".

My other source has a similar story.

I have no special information about what the decision might be.

 

[attila]

Well, a great big YES on October 21st would eclipse every other birthday present I have ever had ........!

 

[Yorkie]

Has anyone else heard that Eric Huxley chairman of Falmer Parish Council has publically stated that if the decision is yes the council would seek a judicial review.
(posted on the seagulls msg board)

 

[y2dave]

The Nimbys will have no chance of financing a Judicial Review.

 

[Marc]

Has anyone else heard that Eric Huxley chairman of Falmer Parish Council has publically stated that if the decision is yes the council would seek a judicial review.
(posted on the seagulls msg board)

I thought the last enquiry ensured that it could'nt go to a judicial review? as in the last enquiry mad esure that EVERYTHING was looked at? we need the B Lordy here

 

[rool]

Has anyone else heard that Eric Huxley chairman of Falmer Parish Council has publically stated that if the decision is yes the council would seek a judicial review.
(posted on the seagulls msg board)

My head aches reading all this stuff and my ability to retain information is not great but I'm sure I have read in the past that they would have to pay the costs of a judicial review and it would be a significant amount.

Is that right and are they realistically likely to be financially able to do it?.

 

[y2dave]

For a JR the loser pays for both sides, it will be several million minimum. As they would be effectively challenging the government the fact that nimbys friends like Baker and LDC have said they will back the decision leaves them very isolated. They will probably go through the motions to delay things but unless they win the lottery it ain't going to happen.

 

[Marc]

yeah LDC would'nt want to raise taxes by 125% to afford the judicial review as they would have a very angry mob on their town halls doorstep! Either the Falmer NIMBYs have got some multi-millionaire waiting in the wings to cop out the cash OR they try some Euro Human Rights route and take the thing to brussels

 

[rool]

Either the Falmer NIMBYs have got some multi-millionaire waiting in the wings to cop out the cash

You don't think Archer might be having the last laugh here do you?

 

[Yorkie]

You don't think Archer might be having the last laugh here do you?

Don't