Court of Appeal

Planning appeal — Application to quash inspector’s decision — Judge not entitled to substitute his views on planning merits for inspector’s — Whether inspector had regard to existing development plan…

Statutory duty under section 277(8) of 1971 Act — Proposed development neutral in affecting conservation area — Whether ‘preservation’ has narrow meaning apt to include only development bringing positive contribution…

Planning permission — Caravan for agricultural holding — Whether accommodation essential for agricultural need — Whether inspector properly applied functional, financial or viability considerations

Conservation area — Designation — Judicial review — Area of ‘plotland’ development — Decision by local planning authority to designate as conservation area to prevent demolition without consent of chalets…

Enforcement notice — Appeal — Secretary of State refusing to hear appeal — Appellant squatting on subject land — Whether applicant in adverse possession or a mere trespasser — Whether…

Motorist service area — Planning permission quashed — Whether planning merits of rival sites amounted to material considerations — Criteria for materiality — Whether failure to take into account material…

Enforcement notices — Planning unit — Land used by travelling showmen — Alleged breach of planning control — Several occupiers on same site — Whether one enforcement notice can be…

Tree preservation order — Amendment from an area order to woodlands order — Whether local planning authority can extend scope by modification — Whether the woodlands order made in September…

Planning permission — Two identical applications — First application refused — Second application granted — Absence of reasons for grant — Whether duty to provide reasons when granting planning permission

Material considerations — Planning permission refused for petrol filling station — Section 70(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 — Whether inspector ought to have taken into account…

Compulsory purchase order — Mobile homes stationed on green belt land in breach of planning control — Enforcement notices ineffective — Council’s intention that land be restored to rural use…

Planning permission — Planning agreement — Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 — Sale of pharmaceutical products in supermarket — Whether sale of pharmaceutical products breach of agreement…