Has anyone heard any more on this?

According to an email conversation between my husband and the planner, he has rejected the application and is 'writing up his report'. But has been doing that for about 3 weeks now.

On the council website it still lists the application as undecided. I also saw a Lewisham council representative at the top of Canonbie road yesterday, taking photos looking down the hill towards the city, a view which would be partially obscured if the application were to go ahead. It may be unrelated, but I'm wondering if the refusal has been communicated to the applicant and they are trying to negotiate behind the scenes on a revised scheme?