Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[parkerman]

Because she isn't on the Planning Committee. She only knows people who are and put in a good word. This is Sally don'tcha know, who has enormous influence. Yeh, right.

It's always been a bit ambiguous up to now whether she is actually on the Planning Committee or not. However, even if she is just the ward councillor for such a big development, and having told Phelan she would use her "influence" to support him, she should have been at the meeting to put a word in as ward Councillors are allowed to speak on applications affecting their ward.