Yes, I like this section -
[14] ..... It may be that having embarked upon this policy the local authority must keep constantly under review the issue of supply and demand so as to be able to give a reason for refusal in that context on the basis that in each case that they are considering they are satisfied there is no significant demand for further licenses.
I wrote to the council on 12th November 2006 asking for up to date demand information. No answer. I applied on 27th November, there has been no answer to this date.
Jim Inch has gone on record to say in council documents that my application has been put forward to the April RC meeting by which time demand information will be available.
However, this judgement says that information should have been available at the time of application, as per Coyle. By Inch's own admission it wasn't.
Think they're going to deny?
It is interesting that the appeal Lords were less concerned with "consideration" of licences within three months than the final decision within 6 months. Seems there was no need for the council to get its knickers in a twist and for Inch and Wigglesworth to have their tea and buns meeting to continue "consideration" of my application over to the 28th February meeting of the RC. Their being all over the place has actually caused them to go down a revealing route they probably now wish they hadn't.
Time for Inch, Millar, Wigglesworth and, not to forget, Anderson all to resign?
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