Funny business at Cornwall Council

All very confusing. 3000 people sign a petition asking Cornwall Council not to help an out-of-town Sainsbury's come to Wadebridge, and now the Council announces that they it is doing just that. And it seems that, like us, the first some Cornwall Councillors heard about the decision was via a press release. Also odd that the rumoured inflated price that has been offered depends on Cornwall Council giving Sainsbury's planning permission, when the planning rules suggest that such developments should no longer be allowed. Looks like some possible tension between the Council's left hand and right hand here.