Well, the problem is that there wasn't anything definite yet in the form of outline planning consent. It was purely at the initial inquiry stage of asking "in principle," which doesn't obligate the council to anything.
It really stinks though. There's absolutely no good reason why a bungalow on the land would cause a problem. But the local council here is notorious for this sort of nonsense.
(I've actually sent Trumpy some examples -- I don't want to post way off-topic here, but if anybody else is curious just e-mail me and I'll forward a copy.)
