Legal bid to stop Legoland holiday village next to protected site fails

Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) had argued that the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead should not have granted planning permission for the holiday park in April.

The development site for the holiday village extends beyond the existing Legoland resort which is situated within the green belt and is surrounded by sites of Special Scientific Interest ("SSSI") and Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), which have the largest number of veteran oaks in Britain and “probably in Europe”, according to the legal judgement.