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Brockwell Park Campaigners Hit Back as Festivals Set to Begin
- Brockwell Live, organising six festivals including Mighty Hoopla, will proceed in Brockwell Park, Lambeth, starting May 23 despite a recent High Court ruling.
- The ruling favored local campaigner Rebekah Shaman and Protect Brockwell Park, who challenged Lambeth Council over unlawful planning permission for extended park use beyond 28 days.
- The court found the council's certificate allowing festival infrastructure for up to 37 days was irrational, but the judge's decision focused only on the administrative legality of that permission.
- Brockwell Live and Lambeth Council stated events will not be cancelled while new applications for up to 24 days of lawful use are considered, with artists like Kesha and Jade Thirlwall performing.
- The ruling highlights tensions between protecting public green space from long festival use and maintaining London’s cultural events, with campaigners and industry groups voicing opposing concerns.
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Brockwell Park festival organisers give major update over Mighty Hoopla
Mighty Hoopla festival will return to Brockwell Park once again in 2025 (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage) A series of live festivals in south London will go ahead despite a high court ruling against them, organisers have said. The Brockwell Live events attract hundreds of thousands of people every year and include the Lambeth Country Show. The High Court on Friday backed a campaign by some residents claiming that the application for permission…
London park festivals to go ahead as planned after court ruling, organisers say
Brockwell Live said that the series planned for 2025 will continue after a High Court ruling last week. None of the several planned music festivals due to take place in a London park will be cancelled following a High Court ruling over planning permission, a spokesperson for the events has said. Brockwell Park in Lambeth hosts a series of events called Brockwell Live, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to six festivals, including Mighty …
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