Historic England stated its case at the Judicial Review against MK Council's rationale for its planning decision on 23 May in the High Court. St Modwen and MK Council's arguement was that so long as railway work carried on at the site, that carried on the historical railway link. They cited Coventry Cathedral as a precedent but Judge Love suggested that the Germans had not applied for Planning Consent to demolish the old cathedral when the bombed it in WW2.