reply from Government email

[shorty]

Im sure you probably have all rec'd this response BUT just in case, this is the Reply I got back from the planning office when I emailed asking a rough date of announcement, so I look forward to some sarcastic replies saying we have seen before! anyway if it helps one or two people then great (although the reply is vague as it is!)


Mr Short,

I cannot give you an indication date of when the decision on these
planning applications may be issued as yet. You may wish to know
however that the First Secretary of State aims to issue decisions on 80%
of called-in planning applications and recovered appeals within 16 weeks
of the close of the public inquiry. This deadline recognises that it is
not always possible, due to the size, complexity or issues raised by a
given case, to meet this deadline for all cases - as in this instance.

In this case, the First Secretary of State is currently engaged in a
reference back exercise, which was initiated on 19 March 2004. He has
invited comments from the relevant parties about issues arising since
the close of inquiry. It is the First Secretary of State's view that
this exercise will enable him to take a more fully informed decision.
It should not be read as an indication of the First Secretary of State's
attitude to the proposals generally one way or the other.

The First Secretary of State does however endeavour to issue decisions
on all cases as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely
S Meadows

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The "reference back exercise, which was initiated on 19 March 2004" gave interested parties until 9 April to submit their comments.

If the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister think it necessary to circulate those comments to other parties (for further comment), they will do so. But so far, nothing further has been circulated.

In the only other case I know of with a similar "reference back exercise", it was 36 days after the closing date for comments that the ODPM decided to circulate the comments received for further comments.

36 days after 9 April is the end of this week.

 

[Soton Seagull]

I would rather wwait untilafter the play offs now. Imagine the negative impact on the teams performance if we got a no decision this Friday for example. Double whammy of misert as you can be sure we would lose.

Personally I would like the decision a week after the play off final. hopefully that will give us a week of celebration (or misery) before another major fixture is settled.