Overview

• The High Court is reviewing a legal challenge against Lambeth Council's certification of music festivals in Brockwell Park as lawful under planning rules.
• Protect Brockwell Park claims the festivals exceed the 28-day permitted development limit and harm the park's ecology, heritage, and community value.
• Lambeth Council and Summer Events Limited argue the events fall within a 22-day timeframe and provide cultural and economic benefits to the community.
• The festivals, collectively known as Brockwell Live, attract hundreds of thousands of attendees annually and fence off significant portions of the park.
• Mr Justice Mould is expected to rule imminently on whether the council's lawful-use certificate will be upheld or quashed.