council can block planning permission for new homes that don't have their chosen set of restrictive covenants, which are tied to the property in perpetuity, tra

council can block planning permission for new homes that don't have their chosen set of restrictive covenants, which are tied to the property in perpetuity, transferring from old owner to new owner at sale time similar to HOAs in the US (though they have no power to add them to existing properties)