It was a given that it would be denied. She will of course apply again because she hasn't got a thing to lose... and again she will be refused. Not only will she then not be able to apply for permission to appeal again, she will also very likely be lumbered with the costs of the entire request to apply process AND possibly get a chunk of loss of time added.
Roll on June when she's extremely likely to get another tariff added
Roll on June when she's extremely likely to get another tariff added