Has anyone actually seen written conformation that the council were due to ratify the LDF today? IA do you know? People seemed to think so on Monday, but I was unable to find it listed on the agenda for todays meeting. Nobodies mentioned it on here either.

I was just going to ask Fully, nothing goes on without his say so apparently, but I thought he might be too busy with his sports journalism. Not a patch on Mick the Gled IMO.

An email from the SoS did not give any reason, why do you presume otherwise?

The spillage won't need much mopping!!

WE has not had up to date information about the stadium this last few weeks, so this might not be correct.

I've had enough of it all to be honest working ourselves up to deadlines that keep getting extended at the last minute. The club seems to have gone quiet the last few days I reckon they know what's going to happen and not letting on. I'm setting myself up for disappointment but hopefully I'm wrong.

As has been said on another thread this is just typical of how local and central government work, at their pace with no regard for deadlines, either theirs or someone else', and oblivious to the difficulties and anguish their attitude causes.

I am not sure where this speculation about the council meeting that happened today was going to ratify the LDF came from. I originally understood that the target for adopting the LDF sites plan was always June 2012, but that was before the hearings were delayed, due to the Newmarket PI and then delayed again due to the new National Planning Policy Framework, same as the Newmarket Planning application. I understand that it will either go before full council in July or more likely September (with the summer break & no meeting in August). It was not on the agenda for today, which would have been released some time last week.

However, it matters not one bit really, because it is going to be voted through, most likely unanimously, as a formality. They can't mess about with the sites plan, they either ratify it it full or turn the whole thing down. They are not going to turn it down, because that would go against the point of the public hearings and the independent inspection as well as throw four years worth of work and tax payer money out with it.

What mattered with the LDF was the inspectors final report, which is of course very favourable to the Newmarket site, the fact the council have not gone through the final and very small step of adopting it is almost irrelevant.

Trust me, this is not the reason the decision has been delayed and if what I have heard is true, and I think it might be, the reason the decision has been delayed is very mundane indeed.

No, I won't be sharing the reason until after the decision is made or a new deadline is set, because it might unfounded and I do know that know one, WMDC, the Club, Yorkcourt has been formally told anything more than we all know... & that is nothing!

The club are quiet and I can guess the reason... what ever the decision, positive or negative, they have to live with it, move on and keep running a professional sports club... and they have nothing more to say, because there is nothing more to say.

Sorry, reading this back it sounds a bit of a rant... it isn't, I think we are all feeling the anxiety and although I could not be more positive than I am now we all still have the small voice saying 'but what if it isn't?'

Someone posted it on here as a possible reason for the delay in announcing the PI result and it has gone on to become received wisdom; it's what people do when they're desperate.

Meaning today,I think...

Fingers crossed.

Andy Dufresne would have had it built by now...

Wasn't the WE guy the first to point out the delay too?

I read on here that the LDF was to be ratified on 20th June and took it as gospel. I suspect that came about because as I-A has said the Council was to adopt the LDF in June (before the delays) and two and two have been put together and five made.

If as I-A has said the delay is mundane I suspect we'll not have long to wait and my money is on an announcement before the end of the week or early next week.

I have no doubt it will be positive and as frustrating as it is we'll have to be patient a bit longer but we will be celebrating shortly.

I believe so. Just get the bloody thing announced and put us out of our misery! Its death by thousand blunt razor blades is this carry on!