told the Manchester Evening News last year that they were left 'with no alternative' than to start proceedings. Now the case is scheduled to be considered at a hearing at Manchester's Civil Justice Centre in March 2021.Negotiations to settle the matter out of court have so far failed.Five current councillors and several former ones will be called to give evidence at next year's hearing.Court records show that Stama brought the case against the local authority in June 2019.The legal proceedings date back to 2017, when Stama’s plan to turn the former police HQ into flats was rejected because residents would have ‘dull views’ and little green space.
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