ian Hudspeth is leader of the County council .... its the City council who own the grade 11 listed Priory and who have failed to ensure the current leaseholder (our slum landlord) complies with requirements of the lease and has failed to comply with requirements in the planning permission for his Hampton hotel
Ian Hudspeth may well be able provide an insight re planning permision(s) etc ... Sadly the sorry situation regarding the Priory is one for the City Council