The council don't have discretion in situations like this, unfortunately, Folkiedave, cos they are merely administrating proper statutory law. The organisers only had to give 10 working days notice - it seems a bit of a poor do if they couldn't get the form in on time.

This is just the same old jobsworth excuses and it is not good enough. So the organisers made an admin error. Does this small error really have to be compounded so that it is allowed to threaten or limit the event in any way? No of course not.

Where there is a will to find a solution, there is always a way. It is the will that is lacking in this case it is and yet another example of power without responsibilty.