 In 1983, it entered into an agreement with the local authority, providing that ISKCON wouldn't permit more than 1,000 persons to visit the manor on any one day except with the council's consent.In 1987, the local authority served an enforcement notice to ISKCON claiming the latter has not fulfilled the agreement, and besides made a breach of planning control by changing the use of the land, requiring to change the use of the land.ISKCON considered it didn't breach planning control and was being deprived of its rights under the 1983 agreement by the notice.