The judge agreed that the process would take a "considerable period of time" and extended the period of the confiscation application by another three months.
"The opportunity to lease the ground was public and to further facilitate a robust application process we even extended the deadline by 28 days upon the request of the administrator of Bromsgrove Rovers Football Club, " he said.
The consultation period has been extended to 22 January, after Tesco had to resubmit its application when alterations were demanded on how the store would be accessed.
The two companies filed a New Drug Application on Jan. 9, 2009 and learned in November that the agency extended the review date of Horizant to Feb. 9 to perform a risk evaluation and mitigation plan for the drug.