“…[2013] EWHC 2643 (Admin), a case in which mineral extraction was proposed in the Green Belt, Ouseley J. said (in paragraph 64) that “any correct analysis of the proviso to NPPF 90 … ha…”
“…that they can only be found where they lie (see the judgment of Ouseley J. in Europa Oil and Gas Ltd. v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2013] EWHC 2643 (Admin), at paragraph 67, and the judgment of Stephen Richards L.J. in the appeal in that case ([2014] EWCA Civ 825, at paragraph 37)). The working of minerals will li…”