What a farce. 2 days won't make much difference but any longer and I can see the fat lad getting a number of emails/calls. Anybody got his email address just in case. Is it care of Gregs the bakers?

This is the answer -

[iDear Mr Stone

A decision on the proposed mixed use development (including community stadium and warehousing) at Newmarket Lane will not be made by the target date of 19 June. A revised target date has not been set but we aim to get a decision out as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely[/i

I suspect that is good as we are going to get today. We might get an update tomorrow!

deal with goverment agencies all the time, trust me this is normal, nothing to worry about, IMO a delay can be good news most times, so I's can be dotted and T's be crossed,



dont panic

Could it be political? If I remember correctly the LDF is going to be ratified on the 20th at a meeting of Wakefield council and after which the land will no longer have any green belt on it. They can then announce the building of a great new stadium and warehouse on a brown field site without any back lash from tree huggers.
Just a thought.

It wou ld fit in with the 48 hour delay so its entirely possible.

Other than the typical delays that can occur within governmental departments, could there be anything coming out of any woodwork to cause the delay ?
My naive understanding of the deadline was that the decision would be public by the 19th June.

talk about organization this goverment could organize a pi55up in abrewary

Can't believe this news. Was hoping to celebrate at the 9's tomorrow night.

Other agencies have clauses written into contracts with penalties for not meeting deadlines,particularly if the government are the ones wanting deadlines adhered to.
Doesnt seem to work the other way round.
Cannot say I am surprised based on my previous dealings with official bodies .
It is immoral really to have so many people in limbo.

No. The Inquiry is complete and the decision will already have been made, its just the announcement that that has been delayed.

Tantastic makes a good point on the LDF being ratified by Council on 20th June. If the planning was approved on the 19th and then Council failed to ratify the LDF (highly unlikey) it would look a bit odd, planning granted on land that's still green belt.

I think we'll have our decision before the end of the week.

I expected a delay as the d-day approached.

So long a's it's passed a few days is ok.

Be amazing news for wakefield.

Sorry to have missed all the fun, but I've been out at work.

All I can say is to confirm what IA has already mentioned. I see this is as nothing more that them not seeing a deadline in the same way as we do and I remain 'confident but not complacent' that we will get the right result - when the SoS can be bothered!

Stay calm and carry on!

So frustrating when these government employees see this as no more than 'paper shuffling' that seem to have realised they get all the papers shuffled in time for the 19th and can ring up and say "Sorry we are going to be a bit late and cant tell you when it will be ready now, ta ta for now..." They are messing with people's life's!!!

Think it has plenty to do with the councils ratification of the ldf plan on wednesday. If it hasn't been announced by friday thoough then i'll start fearing the worst.

They should explain up front why the delay .Arent they supposed to be accountable to those who ultimately pay their wages?
Oops sorry, thought I was on planet Utopia for a moment, back there.
So much for Transparency of process

They should but they obviously don't feel the need to.

Still why do something today when you can do it next week and sponge a bit more money and a few more free lunches.

Just looking on the trinity website regarding the delay there's a nice picture I haven't seen before of the new stadium, is that how it will actually look like, looks good

We have waited this long whats a couple of days? Why did they delay it less than 24 hours before the due decision this messes with peoples head, don't agree with that. Common sense must surely prevail !!!

D Day - no idea on count.

D-0 ?

and counting

This country!

That just made me smile

, I dont know which player/ member of staff you will use for -1

Doesnt say anything about it being a delay of a couple days in the response to IA

Knowing how lawyers and government departments work, if this is the reason for the delay, these are my thoughts on the delay:

Announcement pending on 19th June. Then the LDF thing was announced, which fundamentally changes the focus of the report. Mr Pickles can avoid greenbelt hassle by calling it a local issue once it is out of greenbelt. The meeting to ratify the LDF thing is scheduled for 20th June, this date being set AFTER the 19th June decision announcement was announced.

So those who are making the announcement want the LDF thing to be ratified before they publish the report, which may well contain some amendments to take into account the LDF decision. However, official meetings can be postponed, and so no new announcement date is set until they know the LDF outcome. Further, they cannot publish the report until the LDF ratification has had time to settle, or else it looks like the LDF ratification was done automatically, rather than the due process being followed.

So the decision will be announced a short time after the LDF ratification, taking into account its findings, but not immediately afterwards, announcing that the development is welcomed but is now a local issue as the land is no longer green belt. Pickles avoids the wrath of a few hippies and we all move on. This time next year this small delay won't mean anything.

My only concern would be that the LDF ratification could maybe open to challenges that the public inquiry isn't, and so making it local might cause more delays, but I know nothing about planning law. Politically, the LDF thing is perfect for Mr Pickles, and that will come before a celebratory barbecue at the 9's.

That's right - the official line is that there is no timescale given - nor any clues whatsoever as to the reason for the delay.

I think Slugger isn't too far off the mark, but we are guessing tbh!