“Openness” Visual concept? R (on the application of Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)) v North Yorkshire County Council [2020] UKSC 3 Summary “Openness” of the Green Belt is not an essentially visual concept. Facts The appellant, the local planning authority, granted planning permission for an extension to a quarry in North Yorkshire. The officer-s report to the planning committee detailed a range of planning considerations, including the potential landscape impacts and the consequent need to ensure that mitigation measures were…
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