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CABINET – Resources Portfolio 
 
24 July  2007 
Joint Report of the Director of Legal & Administrative Services and 
the Director of Planning & Community Development 
 
COUNSEL AND PLANNING ADVICE – TEMPLE LAKE APPEALS 
 
1. 
Purpose of report  
 
To seek an amendment to the allocation granted towards the cost of 
authorising the appointment of Ian Dove QC and David Tyldesley, planning 
consultant, to act on behalf of the Council at the forthcoming Temple Lake 
inquiry.  This is in accordance with the Council’s key objective and aim of 
providing high quality services. 
 
2. 
Background 
 
Cabinet received a report on 29 May 2007 where funding of £15,000 was 
approved in order that Messrs Dove and Tyldesley should represent the 
Council at the forthcoming inquiry.  It has also been resolved since that date 
that the Council should proceed no further in opposing the appeal of Mr Singh 
against the refusal of the 2006 application.  However, this is not likely to 
foreshorten the estimate of time allocated by the Planning Inspectorate for the 
inquiry. 
 
3. 
Financial implications 
 
 
The previous cabinet report made reference to quotations being sought and 
as such the forecast costs at that time were prior to any detailed assessment 
by the proposed appointed representatives. 
 
Ian Dove QC and David Tyldesley have now had the opportunity to review the 
likely work involved in representing the Council such that the best estimate of 
likely costs (including any consultations prior to the inquiry) is now felt to be 
£31,500.  A supplementary revenue estimate is therefore requested in respect 
of  the additional £16,500.  £108,500 remains available within revenue 
contingencies, subject to other reports on this agenda, which could be used to 
fund this increase. 
 
Recommendation 
 
The cabinet is asked to RESOLVE that a supplementary revenue estimate of 
£16,500 be approved to cover the cost of retaining advocacy and planning 
consultant’s assistance on behalf of the Council at the forthcoming Temple 
Lake inquiry, with funding to be provided from within the Council’s revenue 
contingency. 

 
Background papers 
 
Nil 
 
 
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