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Lawrence
Coventry v Lawrence (No 2)
Coventry v Lawrence
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Lawrence and another v Fen Tigers Ltd and others
Neutral Citation Number: [2011] EWHC 360 (QB)
Case No: HQ09X04659
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 04/03/2011
Before :
HIS HONOUR JUDGE RICHARD SEYMOUR Q.C.
(sitting as a Judge of the High Court)
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A ruling by Lord Justice Jackson on private nuisance will create a "massive burden" on councils when deciding whether to grant planning permission, a leading environmental lawyer has said.
Katherine Lawrence and Raymond Shields bought a house in West Row, Suffolk, and objected to the noise produced by a nearby motor racing stadium and motorbike track. They sued the owners and operators for nuisance.
