Mark Cottom acted for a local council in development appeals relating to proposed redevelopment of a significant headland site. After six days of hearing stretched across October 2010, December 2010 and February 2011, the Court substantially upheld the Council's case by dismissing the seven most contentious appeals for bed and breakfast accommodation outright, and allowing the remaining two appeals subject to significant amendments that principally resolved the Council's concerns in any event. A claim by the Council for a significant portion of its costs of the seven dismissed appeals, including the costs of Kells and the senior counsel briefed in the matter, is the subject of a reserved judgement of the Court.