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Originally Posted by Graham Jones

It will go to planning if one is submitted, but the cabinet may turn the scheme down in April first. Britcliffe has made his bed and as a political monster I would be surprised if he changed tack. However because of external funding a lot of officers think it is a stupid decision so I suspect the advice from within 'dont look a gift horse in the mouth'. Thats where a change of decision will come now if one occurs.

So what you are saying here is that if there was a planning application for the Panopticon, it would be a fairly safe bet that the "Officers" of HBC would advise a yes because of the external funding, then it would be up to the Planning Committee to say ya or na, irrespective of public opinion?