South West housebuilder CG Fry & Sons is awaiting the outcome of a high court challenge it has levelled against the government which is set to have major ramifications for the impact of nutrient neutrality on the planning system.

The housebuilder has spent the last two days in the High Court arguing against the refusal of a planning application for 650 homes in Wellington, Somerset which was initially approved, before the local council then declined to discharge final conditions after Natural England said the area was at risk of nutrient pollution.

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