It's a shame that it's turned out like this as at the outset Rodney Walker was the great white hope for getting a positive outcome, in fact I think it was TRB himself that stated on here that his contact book alone was worth its weight in gold and could open more doors than anyone else could hope. For that option to be taken away, be it by his own actions (or inaction) and via disagreement in strategy in a major blow in anyones eyes. I just hope that he remains passive moving forwards and doesn't use his considerable influence against us because those connections of his are strong if he wanted to use them.

I guess the plan is to take it to court and try and get a resolution that way. I would seriously urge caution about going down this route though, it is an extremely expensive minefield and planning law is notoriously complicated as I know from my own field of work. It would be a very very high risk strategy and one that could equally backfire as be successful and as the councils legal bill would be footed by the taxpayer would also risk alienating a lot of public support in austere times. I would hope there is some pretty damning evidence of malpractice otherwise it coulod get very messy. As a side note i'm surprised if a staunch red rose socialite like David Hinchliffe would support this action against a Labour council, especially given the current state of the party. It would need everybody on that trust to be pulling in the same direction which is probably where it fell down with Walker. Peter Box & Co. will throw the kitchen sink at it to defend themselves, it will take a watertight argument and a bit of luck to succeed.

If the original planning application is about to lapse, what happens next ?
Does the land revert to green belt or, does the original plan simply roll over until Yorkcourt (or whoever has filled their shoes) finally start to develop the original site ?

Wasn't a separate inquiry takes place running parallel to the SOS inquiry that removed the land from Green Belt? I'm assuming a separate planning application minus the sporting facilities to go in within the year. If at the end of the days it's not in green belt what reason would you need to bulid the facilities?

I'm aware that the land was taken out of green belt.
What I'm asking is that, IF the planning application lapses (after 5 years ?) does the land revert to green belt or, will it remain as "industrial" building land and is there the possibility that we may not get a renewal of PP to build a stadium at NM.

The Inquiry I was referring to was the local development framework (LDF) that took place around the same time but seperate to PI. I understood this took Newmarket out of the green belt. When PP for the stadium and the warehousing units lapses the land will still be out of the green belt which would be consistent with the LDF.

There has been a start on site (the access road if not Newcold) so the outline has been fulfilled. As far as I'm aware a detailed/RMA was never submitted.