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Council claims Home Office pressing ahead with works at airfield housing asylum seekers despite stop notice
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Council claims Ombudsman request for it to process DoLS applications within set time constraints “not possible”
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Council claims to be in “an impossible situation” after planning inspector response to draft Local Plan
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Council commences legal action against airport owner over alleged “stripping” of critical assets
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Council commissions legal advice over leak of information following confidential briefing of members
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Council commits to statutory review of ministerial approval of exploratory oil planning application
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Council complains about housing targets after barrister advises against ignoring standard methodology
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Council concedes challenge to grant of planning permission after treating highways and amenity impacts inconsistently
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Council concedes High Court challenge to grant of prior approval over failure to undertake sufficient inquiries
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Council concedes in strip club policy legal challenge over equality duty failure
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Council concedes it acted unlawfully in temporarily diverting public footpaths
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Council concedes on judicial review over decision to shutter leisure centre
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Council considers legal action over removal of slavery plaque on city statue
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