Legal battle over use of park for music festivals reaches High Court

Legal battle over use of park for music festivals reaches High Court

Brockwell Park in Lambeth hosts a series of events called Brockwell Live, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to six festivals. A legal battle over several music festivals due to begin next week in a south London park has reached the High Court. Brockwell Park in Lambeth hosts a series of events called Brockwell Live, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to six festivals, including pop event Mighty Hoopla. The group claims the event…

Brockwell Park campaigners will have their day in court this week – as the battle over what south London’s parks should be used for rages on

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Protect Brockwell Park campaign group shares details of their upcoming legal challenge against Lambeth Council

Protect Brockwell Park have been in touch to share details of their legal challenge against Lambeth Council over the use of the park for multiple festivals in the coming weeks. The case centres on a narrow legal point – Lambeth Council’s use of ‘permitted development’ rules to authorise large-scale commercial festivals in Brockwell Park, allowing them to bypass the full planning process. Legal challenge timetable Thursday 15 May – Judicial Revi…