Hi,
I agree with TreeofLife, but obviously try not to overstate the issue to the sups.
I'm not sure what discipline you're in, but am guessing you're lookin to do something ethno / participant-obs. If so, I'd squiggle down somewhere how your research access negotiations have progressed, regressed and will hopefully come back round again shortly. This could form a significant part of your methodology if you're going to do something reflexive...