There was a further setback to this development last night in planning committee when Andrew Wood made a strong case for the council doing more to investigate bat activity on the site before reaching a decision on the landscaping proposals.

The decision was deferred to allow the planning officers and lawyers more time to investigate whether the council had fully carried out it's obligations, rather than relying on a three word email.

This deferral does not change the outline planning application for the site and the development will almost certainly go ahead once the issue of bat activity and roosting has been properly dealt with.