Swale Borough Council made the following announcement on its website on 29 July 2016:
“An application for permission to bring a Judicial Review has been received by the Council and the Council is defending the claim. The Council is of the view that a referendum on the Plan should not take place until the outcome of the Judicial Review is known.”
Visions of a Creek 
so the review is being called for by developer(s) ? who exactly ?
Swale Borough Council has not disclosed the identity of the landowner responsible for the delay
It took the efforts of many people over a long period time including the input from professionals on all sides, finally going through examination of a planning inspector; the full democratic process. How long can those, clearly with profit in mind, and scant regard for the community within which they hope to profit, keep this ball rolling. It is another indicator that they have no interest in the community, nor its wishes, only to take those profits, and move on.