A town planning consent permit for a defined use (such as 'Private Airstrip') authorises the use as defined in the applicable planning scheme, and conditions requiring substantial compliance with the proposal as detailed in the application do not impliedly limit the scope of the approved use to the specific structures shown on the original plans. Activities that are too infrequent to be of 'substance and permanence' do not constitute a 'use' for planning purposes. The court was split on whether the approval for a use also authorised the erection of additional structures beyond those specifically applied for.
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