Robert Fidler, a farmer in Salfords, Surrey, recently lost his fight to retain the mock castle that he had hidden behind haystacks, when the Planning Inspector dismissed his appeal against an enforcement notice.
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In Bedford Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government & Anor (2008) EWHC 2304 (Admin ), the High Court held that an application for a Certificate of Lawfulness (CLEUD) in respect of development commenced in breach of planning condition should not necessarily be refused.
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A recent report entitled "Corporate Hide and Seek" (published by Connvault in August) highlights what a serious problem data loss is for companies in Europe
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When MPs start to describe websites as "truly evil" and call for ways to be found to monitor and close them (as Madeleine Moon, MP for Bridgend, has done recently) you can be sure that some form of regulation of the online environment is imminent
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