R (Lee Valley Regional Park Authority) v Epping Forest District Council

National Planning Policy Framework – Inappropriate development in Green Belt – New buildings for agriculture and forestry – Whether substantial weight to be given to harm to the Green Belt – Presumption of sustainable development – Habitats Directive – Assessment of proposals – Decision a matter of planning judgement

Town and Country Planning – Unauthorised change of use – Whether enforcement notice can include removal of associated structures erected more than four years earlier

Town and Country Planning – National Planning Policy Framework – Weight to be given to policies deriving from old Local Plan – Need for analysis of degree of consistency of old policy with policies of NPPF

Judicial review – Extension of time to bring claim – Whether local authority’s code of practice gave rise to legitimate expectation – Balance of interests between objector and developer

Wind farm development – Circulation of information to interested parties – Town and Country Planning (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 2000 – Role of MPs in lobbying

Restrictive covenants – Building scheme – Necessary characteristics – Reliance on extrinsic evidence