The Agent of Change Principle is expressed at paragraph 187 of the NPPF: planning policies and decisions should ensure that new development can be integrated effectively with existing businesses and community facilities.  This is because existing businesses and facilities should not have unreasonable restrictions placed on them as a result of development permitted after they were established. In R (TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR LTD) v HARINGEY LBC (2023) EWHC 2569 (Admin) Saini J at paragraphs 48-50 inclusive rejected a challenge that the LPA had failed lawfully to apply the principle, in relation to a major primarily residential redevelopment adjacent to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,  The planning framework created a framework which would ensure that access to the Stadium, a key planning consideration, would be satisfactorily achieved without unreasonable impact on the Club.  The Principle does not demand no impact. A judgment by the LPA is required.

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