McDowell gets go-ahead for review of house decision
Counsel for the minister and his wife, Paul Gallagher SC, told the court there was an urgency about the case as the premises are exposed to the weather. Any works to make them weatherproof are without the protection of planning permission at the moment and that was a matter of concern.
In an affidavit, Mr McDowell said if the extension of planning permission was not granted, they stood at risk of losing a substantial amount of the money they had invested, together with the costs of demolition of the premises.
