http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/section-106-signed-861471.aspx All signed off. One more hurdle..the 3 month Judicial Review period. Almost there!
At Last!!!! Does anyone know what the Judicial Review entails. Having been involved in a 106 at one time, all I seem to remember was that once the 106 was signed, money was exchanged between vendor and purchaser and the 106 paid to the council pretty much straight away. Deal done!
I'm not well informed but I understand it's more a check that due processes have been followed, rather than a final opportunity for opposition to a scheme. Things are looking reasonably good!
The answer is probably here! http://www.brfcforum.co.uk/index.php?/topic/110250-the-judicial-review-period If these guys know what they are talking about, then the challenge under the judicial review must be against the process in which the decision was reached rather than the decision itself..
taken from the link http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/section-106-signed-861471.aspx i presume its the words of mr higgs.... "The Judicial Review period will now commence. I am very pleased to confirm that I have today received and signed the Section 106 agreement relating to the development of the Memorial Stadium site. The document has now been signed by all parties and has been returned to Bristol City Council to be sealed which will conclude the process. I anticipate that this will be done in the next 24 hours. Once this has been done, the three month Judicial Review period will begin. When those three months have passed, we will then be free to start work on the UWE Stadium project. I share your frustration with the delays in concluding this agreement, however, without any further delays, we should be on site at the end of September. This is another great milestone for the stadium project and one big step closer to fulfilling our dream of building a new stadium for Bristol Rovers. I will continue to keep you updated on the project as and when things happen." great news. 3 months to go then the diggers can move in at uwe
On the face of it, any challenge to the planning decision can only be made if the process which came to the decision was flawed. Any objections under the Judicial Review will only be accepted for consideration by the judges if it they consider it to be a justifiable complaint. In most cases the large majority of objections are rejected without further formal consideration. So it would appear that the onus rests with the way that Bristol City Council conducted the process which led to the planning decision. So it should be a formality......................but of course we are talking about Bristol City Council????; their Planning Department????; their Legal Department????...et al????. Fills you with confidence. Doesn't it????? It is a shame that a whole summer for the build will be wasted.
