Originally Posted by
southside bobby
STN would not have won it`s own permissions if the new Council had been in place.
Not quite true. Refusals can be appealed to the Planning Inspectorate which is independent, moreover if the refusal was unreasonable the Council would have costs awarded against them. Due to the nature of the applications this would be considerable, and could soon turn politically toxic for the administration. Even more generally within the planning system (housing etc) these residents groups have over-promised on matters for which they’re ill-informed and now they’re in power the realisation is coming fast that they can’t do what they told voters they would.
Fighting for re-election in four years on a platform of cutting all services because your decision-making has bankrupted the Council isn’t a good look.