OnlyTheBestIsGoodEnough
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Well, for a start, he has no idea where the people from English Heritage are from, how did he know some of them weren’t from Liverpool and why does it matter. What bearing has their place of residence got to do with their professional opinion. If he disagrees with the content of the consultation response then he has the right to pick it apart but he doesn’t have the right to impugn their professional integrity based purely on where they are from.
Councillors are the decision makers, they can disagree with the opinions put in front of them, but their disagreement must be based on material considerations, not on spurious allegations. It would be in no one’s interest for that decision to be judicially reviewed and caught up in the courts for months.
Tub thumping may be popular but that doesn’t make it right. When I look at the case put in front of the Council I can see why they could approve the stadium taking everything in the round.
In Northern Ireland legislation a JR can be taken up to 4 months after a decision is taken, I don’t know if GB is any different but fingers crossed no one will go down that road. I don’t doubt that any barrister could make a case against Joe’s position on EH and even say Joe had a predisposed position prior to the planning committee meeting.
But I finished work for today and I don’t want to think about planning.
So you have got no plan for this evening then!