Expelled-ex-Tory Councillor Graham Brown (former Chairman of the first Local Plan panel and former Chairman of the East Devon Business Forum) has had his application for a certificate of lawfulness in breach of a restrictive covenant for more than 10 years at his home at Ware Farm refused:

https://planning.eastdevon.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=NAL75PGHGMQ00

Feniton developers Wainhomes make their buyers agree to a restrictive covenant that says they must not object to adjacent development:

http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Feniton-developer-prevents-home-buyers-objecting/story-24680275-detail/story.html