LT 11 January 1988. Application for discharge or modification of restrictive covenants affecting 0.86 of an acre of land, surrounded by a motorway network. The covenants restricted use of the site for trade and business and forbade the sale of alcohol. The building of a 34 bed hotel was proposed. There were two main objectors, O and B. O was in the process of building a 119 bed hotel and claimed that the restrictions secured the advantage of preventing other business in the area from being in direct competition. O claimed £30,000 in compensation should the restrictions be modified. B leased an extensive licensed restaurant with banking and conference facilities and another restaurant and four public houses a few miles from the applicant site. B claimed that the object of the restrictions was to protect its amenities and its commercial interest. B claimed £22,250 in compensation . The applicants contended that the advent of the motorway network had created a fundamental change in the