landowner

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Environmental consulting firm Icon, brought in by the landowner, said the council had not provided the legal or technical evidence needed to justify the works.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

They no longer manage demolition, but they are the titleholder to publicly-owned land, and are still the largest single landowner in the city of Detroit.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

The farmer and landowner has been working with renewables firm Neoen for more than a decade and said he was initially worried the panels would restrict his sheep's grazing.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

The landowner said issues on his Faversham site started in June, when he said his locks were changed to a combination lock for which he did not have the code.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

He told us about an hacendado, a large landowner, who used his company store to keep his father and other peasants in a state of endless debt.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez