Jess Harrold
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Judge “astonished” by cost of medieval barn battle
A High Court judge has expressed his astonishment that the owners of a medieval barn incurred more than £75,000 in costs in a successful legal challenge to planning permission for…
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Wind farm challenge blown away for being a day late
A judge has rejected a challenge to a development consent order (DCO) for a major wind farm in north Wales, ruling that the High Court had no jurisdiction to hear…
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Supreme Court rules on sex shop licence fees
The Supreme Court today allowed Westminster city council’s appeal against a ruling that could have slashed the licence fees that local authorities can charge for sex shops, but referred a…
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Court of Appeal ruling a boost for owners of car parks and retail property
A failed challenge to an £85 overstay fee at a Chelmsford car park has been welcomed by lawyers as good news for the owners of car parks and, indirectly, retail…
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Interest rate mis-selling review challenge to go to full hearing
The process for compensating victims of mis-sold interest rate hedging products will come under challenge at a full High Court hearing, after a property company was granted permission to bring…
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Property company questions review of interest rate mis-selling claims
The process for compensating victims of mis-sold interest rate hedging products is under scrutiny at the High Court, where a property company alleges that the scrutiny of its claim by…
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Nottingham core strategies upheld
The future housing plans of three local authorities have been backed by the High Court
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Judge sinks London wharf CPO
A compulsory purchase order intended to bring an historic London wharf back into action has been quashed by the High Court
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Blow for naturists as spa loses planning fight
Kestrel Hydro, a naturist spa within the vicinity of Heathrow Airport, has failed in a High Court challenge to an enforcement notice that could force it to turn the property…
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Aylesbury crematorium scheme goes up in smoke
A judge has quashed the planning permission for a new crematorium in Aylesbury, upholding a challenge brought by a rival developer waiting in the wings to fill the town’s need…
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Inspector entitled to reject airfield housing scheme
The High Court has backed the refusal of planning permission for a 250-home development on a former Kent airfield, despite the local authority being unable to show a five-year supply…
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Court of Appeal says RTM companies can manage only one building
The Court of Appeal today overturned a ruling that a “right to manage” (RTM) company can acquire the management of more than one set of premises