That of course changes things, depending who the covenant is in favour of and if they can be bought off. Otherwise, his own car park possibility aside, he would seem to have the weakest poker hand TB has ever faced, and could then reasonably be described as having the lowest IQ in the village.
Is a very valid possibility as I eluded to earlier. No doubt Bennett is taking professional advice and not just playing the village idiot as some appear to think!
An awful lot depends on whether he has preserved access rights, and if so, then its down to planning. Might have himself a little...
I have reread what Giraffe has put several times. Comes across as a sensible chap with no whining spotted at all, merely statements of fact.
So why the need for the bile?
I don't know the ins and outs (ha ha) but would imagine he protected perpetual access rights when the lease deal was done, particularly as it's turned out to be a relatively short lease. And he must have had access to his field prior and would have been incredibly stupid to have given that right...