A Herefordshire fruit grower is launching a challenge against a council decision ordering him to remove homes for migrant strawberry pickers. In May 2004 Herefordshire councillors considered a retrospective application for accommodation at Brierley Court near Leominster from S&A Produce.
Despite the homes already being built the request was refused and the company was ordered to remove the development.
A public planning inquiry into the matter opens on Tuesday.
S&A Produce was fined �65,000 in June for contempt of a court order banning unauthorised work on one of the buildings.
The inquiry due to be held at the Three Counties Hotel in Hereford is expected to last four days.
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