The issue in R ( Samuel smith Brewery ) v North Yorkshire County Council (2020) UKSC 3 was whether the Council as LPA properly understood the meaning of the word “ openness “ in para 90 of the NPPF as it applies to mineral working in the Green belt.

The Supreme Court, allowing the LPA’s appeal, holds that visual quality of landscape is not an essential part of “ openness “ for which the Green Belt is protected. “ Openness “ is the counterpart of urban sprawl. It does not imply freedom from all forms of development. Consideration of relatively limited visual impact does not have to be part of the analysis.

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