Tunbridge Wells Borough Council v Lee & Ors [2025] EWHC 1753 (KB) (06 June 2025)

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council v Lee & Ors [2025] EWHC 1753 (KB) (06 June 2025)

Given the history of unauthorised development on neighbouring plots and the risk of future breaches, it is appropriate to continue and extend the injunction to all relevant defendants, including those who have not yet developed their plots.

Citation
[2025] EWHC 1753 (KB)
Parties
Claimant: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council; Third Defendant: Wesy Bill Wally Lee; First Defendant: Bill Lee; Second Defendant: Bill Leonard Lee; Eighth Defendant: Curtis Love; Seventh Defendant: Keith Jeeves; Sixth Defendant: Persons Unknown
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
06 June 2025
Procedural Posture
Injunction Application / Hearing on Continuation and Extension of Injunction
Outcome
Injunction continued and extended to new defendants
Legal Topics
Injunctions, Land Development, Enforcement of Planning Control
Civil Procedure Property Law Planning Law Injunctions Land Development Enforcement of Planning Control

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Parties

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Claimant

Wesy Bill Wally Lee

Third Defendant

Bill Lee

First Defendant

Bill Leonard Lee

Second Defendant

Curtis Love

Eighth Defendant

Keith Jeeves

Seventh Defendant

Persons Unknown

Sixth Defendant

Procedural Posture

Injunction Application / Hearing on Continuation and Extension of Injunction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether to continue an existing injunction against current defendants
  2. 2 Whether to add new defendants and extend the injunction to them
  3. 3 Whether there is sufficient basis to anticipate future breaches justifying injunctive relief

Ratio Decidendi

Given the history of unauthorised development on neighbouring plots and the risk of future breaches, it is appropriate to continue and extend the injunction to all relevant defendants, including those who have not yet developed their plots.

Court Disposition

Injunction continued and extended to new defendants

Orders

  • Continuation of injunction against existing defendants
  • Addition of proposed seventh to tenth defendants