Snoasis timeline:-
October 2002: Proposals for SnOasis unveiled.
During 2003: Widespread support for scheme from winter sports officials.
June 18 2004: Formal planning application lodged with Mid Suffolk Council.
July 2004: Consortium of parish councils set up to oppose development, appoint former county councillor John Williams as their spokesman.
November 2004: Application was due to be discussed by Mid Suffolk Council - put off until January 2005.
December 2004: Developers told application will not be discussed until the end of April 2005.
April 2006: Mid Suffolk Council's planning referral committee backs SnOasis
January 2007: Public inquiry into the SnOasis development begins
May 2007: Public inquiry is completed and public inspector John Gray sets about preparing his recommendation to government
May 2008: Government announces support for SnOasis but wants a series of issues to be addressed before final consent is granted
November 6, 2008: SnOasis gets go ahead
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