High Court grants limited discovery in claim under planning legislation against port and "lift-on / lift-off" operator arising from alleged intensification of use.
Planning and development - s 160, Planning and Development Act 2000 - claim for declaration that intensification of use amounted to material change - application for discovery - unloading of containers from ships using port - erection of three extra gantries - increase in night-time working - discovery sought under 15 headings - import vessel manifests - export vessel manifests - custom manifests - operation reports - trade reports - monthly gate activity reports - annual report filings - noise monitoring reports - Order 31 r. 12, RSC - whether discovery appropriate - circumstances of case - vast extent of documentation sought.