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Title: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Shrivvy Road on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 09:19:25
Looks like he has a field and  fuck all he can do with it. Look at refusals C & D

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https://twitter.com/HighworthTC/status/1480583712869961728


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 09:24:27
Genuinely gutted for him*

*laughing my cock off


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Peter Venkman on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 09:54:09
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Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: ChalkyWhiteIsGod on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 09:54:20
Wonderful.

Where are we training at the moment?


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Peter Venkman on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 09:55:25
Wonderful.

Where are we training at the moment?
Pretty sure we are still at Beversbrook in Calne.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Shrivvy Road on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 09:57:07
Think we are pretty much training ground hopping but i expect to see that change in the summer


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Peter Venkman on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 09:59:52
Think we are pretty much training ground hopping but i expect to see that change in the summer
I know we were going between Calne and Melksham under Wellens plus a few other local sites, its not good for the club to not have a permanent training ground though.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: 4D on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 10:01:00
I hope we keep the Calne connection  :)


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: ChalkyWhiteIsGod on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 10:03:25
Well I've heard there is some land in Highworth going cheap if you can get the councilors on board.

Hopefully they've just refused it because they've found out he's a cunt.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Bob's Orange on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 10:05:14
So now Lee Power is no longer involved with the football club, he technically no longer needs to build the football training facility. Clearly his current plan is to develop the facility and earn as much money from rent from STFC (unlikely) or any other local sports team that could benefit from the facility. Evidently the council have absolutely no desire to ever give planning permission for that.

So what's his next step? Can he change the plans into something else equally as lucrative for him that's more council friendly? (Affordable ethical housing or whatever - humour me) Or is he as well to give up and sell the land to Clem & Co (if they even want it) to let them take it forward. Not that I expect that to ever happen, just trying to understand how the land lies with Mr Power, so to speak.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: 4D on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 10:09:39
Let it out for grazing?  :sherlock:


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: horlock07 on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 10:15:56
Hopefully they've just refused it because they've found out he's a cunt.

I am not sure that is a legitimate planning reason for refusal.  ;)

So what's his next step? Can he change the plans into something else equally as lucrative for him that's more council friendly? (Affordable ethical housing or whatever - humour me) Or is he as well to give up and sell the land to Clem & Co (if they even want it) to let them take it forward. Not that I expect that to ever happen, just trying to understand how the land lies with Mr Power, so to speak.

He can do what he likes, albeit the site has no planning permission (apart from as a golf course) so if he were to sell it to Clem or whoever the price would reflect this.

The whole thing is just plain odd in many ways, both applications were granted at planning committee subject to agreement of s.106 docs relating to travel plans and infrastructure (both applications) and affordable housing provision (the housing one).

In both cases the Council have noted in refusing the applications on 30/11/21:

'Despite numerous attempts to liaise with the applicant’s legal advisor the Council’s Solicitor has been unable to make satisfactory progress with the drafting of the S106 Agreement and it is concluded that there is no serious intention by the applicant to progress this application. No further extension of time for determination of the application has been agreed. Therefore it is recommended that the application be refused under delegated powers...'

Now I can understand allowing the training ground one to lapse as without a tenant that was a white elephant, however the housing one would be very advantageous to the land value and thus I don't understand why that one was not progressed and the s.106 sorted as Power could then have just flipped the site with PP to a developer with a considerably higher land value.

All I can assume (and I have neither time nor inclination to read all the paperwork) is that the s.106's were going to seek to tie the two consents together in some way meaning that the houses could not be built unless the training ground was, not sure how that could be done legally but there must be some reason why they have walked away from the returns being offered by the houses scheme.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: ChalkyWhiteIsGod on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 10:30:21

'Despite numerous attempts to liaise with the applicant’s legal advisor the Council’s Solicitor has been unable to make satisfactory progress with the drafting of the S106 Agreement and it is concluded that there is no serious intention by the applicant to progress this application. No further extension of time for determination of the application has been agreed. Therefore it is recommended that the application be refused under delegated powers...'

That reads as though he just hasn't got any money to fund it with the club no longer doing so, but as you go on to say it doesn't really explain why he doesn't just flip it over to a developer.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Bob's Orange on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 10:32:42
Thanks Horlock. So if he had the inclination Power could still make money from that site by sorting out the S106 application and maybe building a fancy golf course or something?



Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Shrivvy Road on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 10:32:52
Am i right in thinking Horlock that it's very unlikely developers are allowed to build a lot of houses on there?

Screams to me that Power is skint


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Bob's Orange on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 10:37:31
That reads as though he just hasn't got any money to fund it with the club no longer doing so, but as you go on to say it doesn't really explain why he doesn't just flip it over to a developer.

That's the bit I don't understand either. Surely he starts an auction with a load of interested developers, make a whack of cash and gets the hell out of dodge. Perhaps he might after the football training part is clearly nowhere near a start to being approved.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Legends-Lounge on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 10:42:25
I am not sure that is a legitimate planning reason for refusal.  ;)

He can do what he likes, albeit the site has no planning permission (apart from as a golf course) so if he were to sell it to Clem or whoever the price would reflect this.

The whole thing is just plain odd in many ways, both applications were granted at planning committee subject to agreement of s.106 docs relating to travel plans and infrastructure (both applications) and affordable housing provision (the housing one).

In both cases the Council have noted in refusing the applications on 30/11/21:

'Despite numerous attempts to liaise with the applicant’s legal advisor the Council’s Solicitor has been unable to make satisfactory progress with the drafting of the S106 Agreement and it is concluded that there is no serious intention by the applicant to progress this application. No further extension of time for determination of the application has been agreed. Therefore it is recommended that the application be refused under delegated powers...'

Now I can understand allowing the training ground one to lapse as without a tenant that was a white elephant, however the housing one would be very advantageous to the land value and thus I don't understand why that one was not progressed and the s.106 sorted as Power could then have just flipped the site with PP to a developer with a considerably higher land value.

All I can assume (and I have neither time nor inclination to read all the paperwork) is that the s.106's were going to seek to tie the two consents together in some way meaning that the houses could not be built unless the training ground was, not sure how that could be done legally but there must be some reason why they have walked away from the returns being offered by the houses scheme.

What stood out for me was the non contact with PL legal team… It makes me wonder if there is an ongoing legal issue  between the club PL and or naturally his legal team about ownership of the site and or where the money came from to purchase it? IIRC, didn't the title deeds pass onto PL’s son? Again, there would be questions to ask as to why that would be? Well we can guess but that ties in to the actual purchase and funding legitimacy in the first place. There were matters that the club have hinted at they couldn’t and wouldn’t reveal as they went along, maybe this is one one them?


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Crackity Jones on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 11:04:52
Didn't he get permission to do some horse racing stables or similar there?


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Shrivvy Road on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 11:09:11
What stood out for me was the non contact with PL legal team… It makes me wonder if there is an ongoing legal issue  between the club PL and or naturally his legal team about ownership of the site and or where the money came from to purchase it? IIRC, didn't the title deeds pass onto PL’s son? Again, there would be questions to ask as to why that would be? Well we can guess but that ties in to the actual purchase and funding legitimacy in the first place. There were matters that the club have hinted at they couldn’t and wouldn’t reveal as they went along, maybe this is one one them?
I may be wrong but i am pretty certain the highworth site has absolutely nothing to do with us anymore


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: horlock07 on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 13:38:03
What stood out for me was the non contact with PL legal team… It makes me wonder if there is an ongoing legal issue  between the club PL and or naturally his legal team about ownership of the site and or where the money came from to purchase it? IIRC, didn't the title deeds pass onto PL’s son? Again, there would be questions to ask as to why that would be? Well we can guess but that ties in to the actual purchase and funding legitimacy in the first place. There were matters that the club have hinted at they couldn’t and wouldn’t reveal as they went along, maybe this is one one them?

I may be wrong but i am pretty certain the highworth site has absolutely nothing to do with us anymore

From recollection the certificates associated with the planning application forms as originally submitted suggested the land was owned by STFC, but later changed to L Power. Simple way to find out would be a Land Registry search if somebody wanted to pay the £15.

Didn't he get permission to do some horse racing stables or similar there?

Yep, and that has been implemented I think.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 17:03:48
The Highworth site is registered to one Lee Michael Power who paid the princely sum of £1,300,000 for it.

Whether that was with his own money or not...


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 17:05:21
And there's a restriction on the title:

13.12.2019) RESTRICTION: Under an order of the High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts made on 6 December 2019 (Court reference PT-2019-000964) no disposition by the proprietor of the registered estate is to be registered except with the consent of Michael Standing of care of Hanover Bond Law, Bridge House, 181 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4EG or under a further order of the Court


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Shrivvy Road on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 17:14:06
Ha brilliant


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Legends-Lounge on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 17:52:06
Oooooo, well, now then, now then, now then ladies and gentlemen what do we have here? So we could be looking at the source of the funding for said training ground after all? Also the subject of an upcoming court case or at least an aspect of it?


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Wobbly Bob on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 18:32:52
All of this plus the business history and the schoolboy error of opening the door for Clem would indicate that LP is maybe bordering on incompetent at his chosen post pro football career and would hint at the main priority being to make a "quick buck" via the line of least resistance.

Maybe a reevaluation of goals and priorities is now required.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: horlock07 on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 19:11:49
The winding up order for stfc been in court today apparently

Sent from my SM-A125F


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Legends-Lounge on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 19:30:19
FA Spokesperson
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Andrew Curran has been suspended immediately from all football and football related activity for 63 days up to and including Wednesday 14 March 2022, and ordered to complete a mandatory education course following a breach of FA Rule E3.



Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Batch on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 19:59:05
Quote from: horlock07
The winding up order for stfc been in court today apparently
presumably no conclusion?


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Batch on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 20:00:24
Quote from: Legends-Lounge
FA Spokesperson
@FAspokesperson
 · 3h
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Andrew Curran has been suspended immediately from all football and football related activity for 63 days up to and including Wednesday 14 March 2022, and ordered to complete a mandatory education course following a breach of FA Rule E3.

pah, Taylor didn't do any football activity for an entire season


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Red Frog on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 21:33:36
FA Spokesperson
@FAspokesperson
 · 3h
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Andrew Curran has been suspended immediately from all football and football related activity for 63 days up to and including Wednesday 14 March 2022, and ordered to complete a mandatory education course following a breach of FA Rule E3.

I imagine this relates to the episode when the charming cockney chappie referred to the Rochdale Supporters Trust in homophobic terms.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: horlock07 on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 09:10:59
presumably no conclusion?

TBH no idea, Keiran McGuire posted the below and little else, as is his want.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FI2BBFxX0AE4q0W?format=jpg&name=large)


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Legends-Lounge on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 11:53:09
TBH no idea, Keiran McGuire posted the below and little else, as is his want.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FI2BBFxX0AE4q0W?format=jpg&name=large)

I think it is fair to say that had anything remotely untoward been declared against the club, it would be all over any social media site that would be useful for the previous regime to make some sort of capitol out of.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: horlock07 on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 13:14:50
Hearing was adjourned apparently.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Batch on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 13:16:52
STFC: A winding up petition against @official_STFC has been adjourned at a court hearing today.
American company AC Sports claims to be owed money by the club - it's believed they were in takeover talks with former owner Lee Power #stfc https://t.co/2ZxFuprDfL

edit: ooops, sorry, What Horlock says.

More info needed I guess.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey on Thursday, January 13, 2022, 06:48:11
Pfft

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/19842875.approval-new-6m-town-hq-18-luxury-homes-withdrawn-progress-stalls/


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: horlock07 on Thursday, January 13, 2022, 10:44:31
Pfft

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/19842875.approval-new-6m-town-hq-18-luxury-homes-withdrawn-progress-stalls/

I am ever more convinced that they trawl this site for stories.


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: Batch on Thursday, January 13, 2022, 10:58:12
of course

+ Facebook groups


Title: Re: Poor Lee Power
Post by: swindonmaniac on Thursday, January 13, 2022, 17:44:53
of course

+ Facebook groups
as long as they steer clear of the ‘Twitter Mob’.