Fair point, I didn't realise that. It might be worth noting that HDC are allowing hundreds of houses to be built all around the town, and most of them very close to this proposed development, I wonder if the developers of the huge new estate have any influence in getting (other) small schemes...
If you haven't done this yet, please do, just reading the notes, it seems a pointless decision to turn this down.
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"The location was...