This was one of a number of applications RCC had prepared and submitted for the owner of a local business and all had proved difficult with some strong local objections being made.  Two other applications had eventually been supported by planning officers but they would not support this car park proposal and eventually refused the applications on landscape impact grounds.  RCC worked closely with a landscape architect to submit a robust planning appeal against this refusal and we were very please when the Planning Inspector fully accepted our arguments and allowed the appeal.