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Insights // 24 September 2020

Planning Partner Karen Jones Comments on Stadium Covenant Issue

Partner Karen Jones, head of Blandy & Blandy’s leading Planning & Environmental Law team, was quoted in a Basingstoke Gazette article on 23 September, in relation to a much-debated covenant affecting the Camrose ground, the former home of Basingstoke Football Club.

The article states that: “A covenant was placed on the ground by Lord William Berry, first Viscount Camrose in 1953, after he gifted the land to the town and its football club.”

According to the article, “Since February, there has been continual debate about whether the covenant still applies, with the sale of the freehold from Lord Camrose's estate to [property developer] Basron in 2016 sparking debate about whether the covenant went with it.”

Asked for her professional opinion on the situation, Karen commented: “It is possible that the covenant could be enforceable.

A covenant is there and it could be enforceable, it makes a difference in the sense that [Basron owner Rafi Razzak] is aware of it and will have to do something to say it can't be enforced or get rid of it. Usually, the only way to get rid of it is to say it is not enforceable.

The crux of the issue is whether the covenant is still enforceable after it has been sold on".

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