[2024] UKUT 112 (LC)

Having failed to establish that the conditions in ground (aa) are met, the applicant necessarily fails to establish ground (c).

Ms Cunningham relied on Ridley v Taylor [1965] 1 WLR 611 where the Court of Appeal held that ground (c) will be appropriate in the case of “frivolous” or “vexatious” objections from persons who have suffered no injury. None of the objectors would suffer no injury as a result of the proposed development so the point does not arise. But we wish to make clear that whilst not all the reasons for opposing the development succeeded, none of the objectors could be regarded as having been frivolous or vexatious.