“…y that the policy means what it says and needs little exposition. As Lord Justice Laws said in Persimmon Homes (Thames Valley) Ltd. v Stevenage Borough Council [2005] EWCA Civ 1365 (at paragraph 24), albeit in the context of statutory interpretation, attempts to elicit the exact meaning of a term can “founder on what may be called the roc…”
“…ssion. It would clearly have been unsustainable in the light of the decisions of this court in Persimmon Homes (Thames Valley) Ltd. v Stevenage Borough Council [2005] EWCA Civ 1365 (see paragraphs 24 to 31 in the judgment of Laws L.J.) and R. (on the application of DLA Delivery Ltd.) v Lewes District Council [2017] EWCA Civ 58 (see paragr…”