Wrexham councillors threatened with jail if planning vote rejected a third time (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Councillors have been warned they could face prison if they do not vote to adopt a local development plan (LDP).

Developers brought a judicial review in November, claiming Wrexham councillors had acted unlawfully by twice refusing to adopt the plan.

The judge agreed and ordered the council to adopt it.

Wrexham council is the only local authority in Wales not to have adopted its plan, which is a Welsh government requirement.

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[-] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

This article leaves so much unsaid.

What is the plan?
why is it a statutory requirement in Wales?
why is it so important a judge is willing to undermine the Democratic process to get it?
why is it so harmful to the community that the councilors are willing to go to jail rather than vote for it?
if the community is required to adopt it, isn't the entire community represented by the council? Doesn't that mean the judge has to put the entire community in jail?

Honestly not very good reporting here. This seems incredibly interesting but none of these details are there.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/date-set-for-judicial-review-of-wrexham-local-plan-refusal/

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