The council has no powers to do that, it has to take any application on the merits of the application. The council makes its own planning applications without any proof of funds, look at City Centre South, Friargate masterplan etc etc etc.
I wasn’t specifically talking about the council. The EFL as Dave said can though. If the EFL are satisfied that’s more reason for the council and us fans for that matter to take them seriously. Failure to satisfy the EFL and bluff called you would think.