Call my cynical but I believe Peel have been using the stadium as a political lever with the local authorities to get backing for bigger and more profitable ventures.
In my view Peel have caused unintentional embarrassment to the club with their business strategy!

surely the council would have seen through there bussness strategy, do you think that is why the council held back a bit and made them wait.

Just because it is good for Peel does not mean that it is bad for everyone else, and a business strategy that leads to the creation of new jobs in the area can only be good for Salford Council. They would not "hold back a bit" just to annoy Peel, then pass it anyway. The Council owe it to the voters and ratepayers of Salford to consider all business plans on their merits, and in the case of a large development like this there are a lot of things to take into consideration. With a bit of luck this latest news should ensure that things start to move soon.

I do not believe the council would have purposley delayed it because I understand they have been extremely supportive to the club and want a SL team playing in an iconic stadium, for the city.

The Port Salford planning application was very complex and had to be rubber stamped by the Highways Agency and two separate local councils.
There was a lot of red tape with this application and Salford Council's endorsment was the final approval Peel needed.
I'm sure Peel and the council were aware that had the PS application been rejected or delayed it could have jepordising Salford's next Superleague licence application.

I guess your wright about the council, they do help the club a bit well a lot, lets hope it gets going soon we have waited a long time for it