: Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:58 pm
mark_m wrote:
You mean he had so much influence over it the application it went to the risk and lottery of PUBLIC ENQUIRY?
Lord Hoyle steered the process but I guarantee that if the supporters had not shown so much will and demand for the stadium IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PASSED BECAUSE IT WAS AGAINST THE PLANNING LEGISLATION THAT WAS THEN IN PLACE.
If I could find the report I would quote the relevant points verbatim.
I can picture it now; Doug yanks the receiver off the base. 'Get me Prescott, NOW!'
DL: 'John, it's Doug, this calling in of the application for the superstore and stadium, it needs letting through right now'
JP: 'Doug who?' phone goes down.