Well it seems that this job is a poisoned chalice, it is being passed around like a hot potato, the reason is that it runs like all the planning departments of the councils in this country, by committee. It does not matter what the common sense decision should be the people that have a particular agenda spend all their time and energy spending other peoples money coercing (which by definition means to compel or restrain by force or authority without regard to individual wishes or desires) other voting members to obtain the end result that one person desires regardless of the consequences to society.
Unfortunately football is big money and money talks