They dont own all the land. They own the orginal land that the scrapyard was built on. They then started to build on green belt land next to this which they didnt own I believe, hence the buildings being illegal. The cost to the council has been rather a lot already I am also of the view that its gone on to long but dont think they should get away with it either and streamlining the process is what is really needed to stop stuff like this from dragging on. Anyone who refuses to go should be delt with in the appropriate manner.