The Court of Appeal has granted Natural England a permanent injunction against a tenant farmer to prevent him from ploughing and cultivating land without obtaining the necessary consent, reports Farmers Weekly.
Farmers Weekly writes:
Andrew Cooper… farms [land]… owned by the National Trust, continued to plough a 30-hectare parcel… without obtaining the necessary consent from NE, as required by regulations…
NE… saw success, barring Mr Cooper from cultivating the land without obtaining the necessary consent…
‘… This decision means that a proper assessment must be made before any activity takes place that might damage those important features,’ said Dave Slater, area director for Natural England.
