larus
Well-known member
To start with, I was sure we would get Falmer, and was a bit irritated by having a new inquiry.
However, as has been posted by people who were predicting the announcement on Mon/Tue, the ODPM has now removed any grounds for a Judicial Review. I'm not a lawyer, but by having an additional inquiry, he has taken away one possible reason that the NIMBY's may have been able to refer to as grounds for the review.
As for delaying a NO until the after the election. The inquiry/report and decision won't take that long. The remit is clearly defined, and some of the sites can be ruled out immediately.
If he wanted to say NO, he could have done so easily. To delay a NO until next year with an election will be ludicrous. You may not vote for the Lib-Dems or Toires, but you would be less willing to vote labour. The time to have said no was earlier this year, as by next year the memories would have faded, and the fans who aren't as committed as us may have still voted Labour. If the decision is still fresh in your mind, you're less likely to.
Look at the other sites, the only realistic one is waterhall, but we stand no chance there being that it's north of the bypass in an AONB. They will all get dismissed, one by one, and the Prescott will look at this report, and compare that to Hoiles recommendations and will be able to go against the advice as it is flawed.
I'm not happy, but the Falmer NIMBY's have had their day (yesterday). Ours is still to come.
However, as has been posted by people who were predicting the announcement on Mon/Tue, the ODPM has now removed any grounds for a Judicial Review. I'm not a lawyer, but by having an additional inquiry, he has taken away one possible reason that the NIMBY's may have been able to refer to as grounds for the review.
As for delaying a NO until the after the election. The inquiry/report and decision won't take that long. The remit is clearly defined, and some of the sites can be ruled out immediately.
If he wanted to say NO, he could have done so easily. To delay a NO until next year with an election will be ludicrous. You may not vote for the Lib-Dems or Toires, but you would be less willing to vote labour. The time to have said no was earlier this year, as by next year the memories would have faded, and the fans who aren't as committed as us may have still voted Labour. If the decision is still fresh in your mind, you're less likely to.
Look at the other sites, the only realistic one is waterhall, but we stand no chance there being that it's north of the bypass in an AONB. They will all get dismissed, one by one, and the Prescott will look at this report, and compare that to Hoiles recommendations and will be able to go against the advice as it is flawed.
I'm not happy, but the Falmer NIMBY's have had their day (yesterday). Ours is still to come.