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Reference: JO077

Appointment Type: Other

Service Area: Criminal and Regulatory

Industry: Manufacturing

Sub-category: Scrap Metal

Litigation Type: Criminal

Size of Case: Criminal

Defendant pleaded guilty to three offences contrary to section 179(1) and (2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Offences related to the unauthorised use of green belt land designated for agriculture and forestry use – Crown alleged that defendant was using the land to operate a number of businesses.

We were instructed to undertake an analysis of the defendant’s bank accounts and to assess the Benefit as calculated by the Crown.