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The boundaries of materiality

By Roy Pinnock
February 5, 2020
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In November 2019, the Supreme Court gave judgment in R (on the application of Wright) v Resilient Energy Severndale Ltd [2019], a case concerning a decision to grant planning permission for an onshore community wind turbine. The development proposals included a commitment to make annual donations to a community fund, to be spent on unspecified ‘community benefits’. The development proposals included a commitment to make annual donations to a community fund, to be spent on unspecified ‘community benefits’.

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This article was first published in Property Law Journal (February 2020) and is also available at www.lawjournals.co.uk.


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About Roy Pinnock

Roy is a partner in the Planning and Public Law team, bringing his experience of working on regeneration projects within local government and as a consultant to his legal practice.

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