I wasn't having a go, although it prob sounded like I was. At this current time it's hard to believe anything about Wakefield Trinity!

Completely understand - it is easy to feel that there is no-one we can turn to right now, but in fact it is the opposite! Nothing will be easy, but that doesn't stop us trying!

As TRB has said, it was not the club... and I didn't think you were having a go BTW, just answering your legitimate question with the best answers we can give.

I am going to bump this again as we are trying to get a confirmed revised submission date for the Statements.

Keep signing!

I have another 41 forms handed in to Global Hour Pharmacy , Leeds Rd.
Thanks to all who have handed them in there.

keep em coming

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IA, Catwoman1 is there any chance you could post an up to date estimate of how many letters of support we have now?

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I have received a few hundred more since the last count up, but don't have exact totals just at the moment.

Keep them coming in!!

Handed mine in the other day, keep up the good work.

Collected a large pile of completed forms from the Club today ... so well done everyone.

Keep them coming - Newmarket is our future!

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Firstly, yes, the deadline for our Statements of Support is the 3rd March to get them to them, so we are setting a deadline of the end of February as the final date for gathering in the Statements of Support. SO THAT IS THE END OF FEBRUARY - MONDAY 28TH.

SO CAN WE HAVE A SECOND BIG PUSH EVERYONE PLEASE!

Next I have news of the timetable. Wakefield MDC and Yorkcourt's agents have been asked to submit their preferred timetable to the Planning Inspectorate (within the statutory guidelines) that they think THEY can achieve for the PI. They have to have this to the Planning Inspectorate by the 17th February OR if not, they will impose a timetable upon them. They generally agree to work to the timetable requested if they consider it to be reasonable.

Either way the confirmed bespoke timetable is likely to be issued on Friday 18th February or if not it will not be until Thursday 24th/Friday 25th February as Sarah only works at the office on Thursday and Fridays. But it should be issued no later.

As soon as the timetable is agreed, we (RFN) and other registered parties will be notified by e-mail/post and the timetable placed on the planning portal.

Thanks I_A.
Will this happen despite the otters/water voles? Don't they need to wait for the new ES before agreeing the timetable? or are you/they expecting that to be sorted by then?
The letter does suggest a fortnight max to get back to them.
The cheque for your consultancy work is in the post.

I think the time frame they do suggest will have to allow time for a new ES to be prepared but I am not sure that it something that is going to take months to sort out and it just an extra job to add to others they would need to do before the public hearings. One or two of the usual suspects are making a big thing about this letter but it does not say anything that as not already been said (in fact, almost word for word!) in West Yorkshire Ecology's statutory responses.

It was always very possible that this would rear it's head again, because what WYE is saying is that in their opinion the scheme needs to make more concessions to specific habitats for Otters and Voles. Given that they probably do know more about these things than most, then you probably have to reach a compromise with them and then they will go away and be happy (to an extent... they are environmentalist, like everyone else, their view is biased towards their area of interest).

The Regional Government office is, if I understand correctly, now just like any other statutory body, so he has given his opinion on the ES and is requesting more information. He can't dictate anything as it is now in the independent hands of the Planning Inspectorate, but of course his opinion carries more weight. The strong nature of the letter also leads me to speculate that maybe our LEEDS based government official is also carrying a more biased view than normal and even may be under pressure from outside influences... this is pure speculation, but I am also a little surprised it has taken him till now to acknowledge the reading of the report... why did he not read it when he was supposed to, back in October/November/December?

If I was project managing this for Yorkcourt I would be arranging a workshop day with WYE, the design team and Wakefield planners (as they clearly do think the layout is suitable) and just getting WYE to tell me exactly what they wanted to do and change to make the scheme work for them. They of course will want the moon on a stick, but they would, but then that starts the compromise process and hopefully they can at least reach a point where WYE are most probably (as they always are) reluctantly forced to concede to a suitable scheme.

Objectors cling to the fact that when statutory bodies object to scheme they point to them as evidence that as these 'experts' must be acknowledged 100% and therefore it proves that a site should never be developed. However, they know what the law says and they know that their role is to get the best possible compromise, yes, WYE have strong opinions but they have a duty to work with the developer to resolve them not just continue to stand in the way regardless.

Thanks again.

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More than 2 months now since it was called in we need Newmarket to happen for the long term future sport in wakefield let's keep the forms coming.

Following todays great news, please can we manage a final effort with the forms to help secure our future at Newmarket?