Member

Moreover, improper pressure, as I would call it, has already been applied by the promoters through their lawyers, Pinsent Masons, almost insisting that planning application be curtailed and that there should be only written representations. They also said, quite wrongly, that the principal matters relevant to the determination of this application remain unchanged, which is obviously untrue—anyone could tell you that. The promoter’s comments to the PCU planning within the department directly contradict what the Minister has said about not being able to say anything about planning. There has been improper pressure on the decision-taker. I am just issuing a warning that the department is digging a legal hole for itself.