Interpretation No “ejusdem generis” rule R. (on the application of XPL Ltd) v Harlow Council [2016] EWCA Civ 378 Summary The Court of Appeal held that there had been a breach of planning conditions and that the statutory presumption -ejusdem generis- did not apply to the interpretation of planning conditions. Facts A Council granted planning permission for a bus company to use a site as a bus depot subject to a condition prohibiting the “repairs or maintenance of vehicles or…
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