Lewes District Council Cabinet Meeting on Thursday

[Easy 10]

My translation:-

Solihull Council spends £229 million a year and thinks spending £150,000 (0.07 per cent of its total spend) on a Judicial Review is "irresponsible".

Lewes District Council spends £11 million a year and thinks it's not worth consulting its residents about £150,000 (1.4 per cent of its total budget).

Yeah, it's not a like-for-like comparison. Proportionally, Lewes are prepared to take 21 times the financial risk that Solihull rejected as "irresponsible".

Hmm.
Yours is better.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

My translation:

We're wankers.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

We will hear more from Lewes District Council and the Falmer For All team on Southern Counties Radio tomorrow morning.

 

[dunno]

I thought their deadline was today to decide - bit like our transfer deadline!!

 

[Easy 10]

We will hear more from Lewes District Council and the Falmer For All team on Southern Counties Radio tomorrow morning.

Aw gawd, I suppose that means that on my way to work tomorrow I'll be wading through a tedious morass of interviews with bottlecap collectors, tips on how to knit a scarf, and a 20 minute feature on some bloke from Peacehaven who's built a birdtable out of pasta shells. All punctuated in between with some nauseating, vomit-inducing "gentle banter" between Neil Pringle and the traffic girl.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I thought their deadline was today to decide - bit like our transfer deadline!!

The application has to be submitted to the High Court by 9 December.

 

[John Boy]

Received by e-mail from Tim Carder
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Received from Lewes District Council

Don't panic - stay calm!

Tim

Subject: PRESS RELEASE - FALMER


Date: Thursday 24 November 2005
Media: PR 566

Falmer Decision Flawed

John Prescott's decision to grant planning permission for a new football stadium at Falmer is to be challenged in the High Court because it conflicts with his own government's planning guidance designed to protect Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty against this sort of development and because a number of important planning issues were either overlooked, or were not properly considered.

Before deciding to challenge the decision, the Cabinet of Lewes District Council took independent legal advice from a barrister. They also took account of the fact that two independent and highly experienced Planning Inspectors recommended against the Falmer site.

The District Council has never argued that the Albion should not have a new stadium and believes there are alternative sites available which are more suitable for this development.

Because the matter will now be subject to a decision of the High Court, the District Council does not intend to issue any further statements at this stage, whether oral or written.
Ends/

 

[Lady Bracknell]

The following press release from Lewes District Council has just popped up in my inbox:

-starts-
Falmer Decision Flawed

John Prescott's decision to grant planning permission for a new football stadium at Falmer is to be challenged in the High Court because it conflicts with his own government's planning guidance designed to protect Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty against this sort of development and because a number of important planning issues were either overlooked, or were not properly considered.

Before deciding to challenge the decision, the Cabinet of Lewes District Council took independent legal advice from a barrister. They also took account of the fact that two independent and highly experienced Planning Inspectors recommended against the Falmer site.

The District Council has never argued that the Albion should not have a new stadium and believes there are alternative sites available which are more suitable for this development.

Because the matter will now be subject to a decision of the High Court, the District Council does not intend to issue any further statements at this stage, whether oral or written.
Ends/

 

[Lady Bracknell]

And how crafty to try and play the "Sub-judice Card", too.

 

[sirmax2004]

 

[Bakesy]

How much more of my council tax is being used to fight for something they shouldn't even be fighting..........

 

[Lander]

burn them all

 

[London Irish]

I think we should be protesting at the next full meeting of Lewes District Council. This is a disgrace

 

[Yorkie]

How much more of my council tax is being used to fight for something they shouldn't even be fighting..........

I'm furious.

 

[Gwylan]

And how crafty to try and play the "Sub-judice Card", too.

Surely there's no 'sub judice' ruling here: this is a civil matter heard by a judge: Lewes might not want to talk about it but there's no legal barrier for them doing so.

 

[Strike]

 

[dougdeep]

But surely the piece of land will cease to be an AONB as soon as the national park is agreed.

 

[Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

seeing as ldc have not even had the decency to reply to my objection, i am considering trying to get their attention in another way.........i am seriously thinking about cancelling my direct debit for my council tax payments and letting them take me to court were i can publicly state my reason for witholding payment. what dya reckon.........good idea, stupid idea?

 

[Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

But surely the piece of land will cease to be an AONB as soon as the national park is agreed.

it ceased to be an AONB when they put 4 lanes of A27 through it and a bloody great uni building

 

[SurreySeagulls]

So Lewis district council have gone back on their original statement of accepting no matter what the decision was of the ODPM. Tosspots the lot of them. Can we have them up as guys for the next Lewes bonfire night