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I suggest you not worry about whether the owner had reasonable grounds for an extension of time, the fact is he has been given time, and on its face the reasons he gave are not bad ones. In relation to the owner’s reasons – they can strongly believe that the world is flat, that doesn’t make it so, and a visual inspection doesn’t mean anything. The CTTT doesn’t knock an application back because the reasons given are stupid.
Assuming you want to see this through (I would) then you need to concentrate on putting your case. From what you have said it sounds like you have a good case, but strange things can happen at the CTTT, so make sure you have as much to back you up as possible. When I suggested that you consult an acoustics expert I meant an acoustics expert, rather than a floor company. I think somewhere else on this forum Jimmy gave some details of people who do this?
You mentioned that your solicitor has to travel, can you use one who is actually more local to cut costs?
Re a directions hearing – that is just a preliminary to the hearing of the appeal, it lays the groundwork for the actual appeal.