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