Complex sentence: Britannia promised a planning application by the end of October 2009, but when the October deadline passed with no application having been submitted the city council recommended a compulsory purchase order to allow the building to be redeveloped by another developer.
Split into simpler sentences: Britannia promised a planning application by the end of October 2009. The October deadline passed with no application submitted and the city council recommended a compulsory purchase order to allow redevelopment of the building by another developer.