Since our last post, all appears to have been quiet, or has it?
The "called in" scheme is now being considered by the office of Jane Davidson AM in The Wlesh Assembly Government. Readers may be aware of a suggestion of (approved) WEFO finance for the B1 office element of the scheme.
According to the Daily Post 26/11/2008 p19 the developer is quoted as saying "that the scheme had passed through the first stage of project assessment (to secure WEFO funding) and that the company were is talks with WEFO officials regarding its business plan"
At Anglesey Council's Full Committee of 5th December 2008 that first considered the application it was suggested that WEFO funding was available, the committee voted 14 to 13 against the proposal. However because the Council had "apparently" dispensed with Full Committee rules and adopted the "Planning & Orders Committee Rules (but are yet to subsequently prove it)" then a months' cooling off preiod is given because also the decision went against the officers' recommendation for approval.
At the 30th January 2009 Full Council Committee to again consider the foregoing planning application (after the cooling off period), it was stated by none less than The Corporate Director that "the project had WEFO funding." Indeed this point added weight and credibility to the applicants' development proposal. Was this situation entirely correct or was it misunderstood?
Sources close to those "in the know" in Cardiff have suggested that in the case of the above, WEFO had not provided the developer with a letter confirming that European Funds were available for the project at the time the planning application was being heard by Anglesey Council. Furthermore, it is suggested now that "NO" WEFO funds might be available for such a project, especially given the current economic climate.
Also, the developers have had many companies according to records obtained via Companies House and WEFO would have to be convinced of the applicants trading record met the stringent criteria for European Funding.
Watch this space.
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