CA 4 July 1988. An appeal against an LT decision by Graysmark (G), challenging the basis of compensation for loss due to a stop notice determined under the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 s177 . Briefly, G was involved in development of land and was granted consent by the authority. The planning authority then decided that the plans submitted were inaccurate and served an enforcement notice followed by a stop notice. The planning authority was wrong in taking this action and the LT concluded that G was entitled to compensation for loss or damage directly attributable to the prohibition in the stop notice. The amount of compensation determined by the LT was £1,976. G appealed claiming compensation of £426,000. In the CA the judge rejected most of G`s claims. The LT had correctly assessed compensation under two heads; 1) interest on expenditure incurred on the development prohibited by the stop notice and 2) deferment of the profit which would have been made if the development had n