Leading UK soft fruit producer wins High Court battle against countryside campaigners

Withers Fruit Farm has successfully challenged a judicial review against Herefordshire Council, which sought to overturn planning permission for the construction of 11 blocks of polytunnels on 37 hectares of farmland.

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Leading UK soft fruit producer wins High Court battle against countryside campaigners

Withers Fruit Farm has successfully challenged a judicial review against Herefordshire Council, led by Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), which sought to overturn planning permission for the construction...

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