House of Lords

Material change of use — Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1973 — Definition of temporary sleeping accommodation in section 25(2) — Flats provided to employees for holiday purposes –…

Listed building — Whether removal of chimney breasts and consequential works demolition or alterations — Whether compensation payable for refusal of listed building consent

‘Material considerations’ — Abolition of Greater London Council — Application for planning permission to use County Hall for hotel, residential and general office use — Inspector finding need to retain…

Enforcement notice — appellant charged on indictment for non-compliance under section 179(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 — Whether ultra vires could be raised as a defence…

Listed building — Repairs notice — Compulsory purchase — Repairs notice specifying works of preservation and works of restoration — Whether repairs notice satisfied condition precedent for compulsory purchase –…

Conservation area — Statutory duty under section 277(8) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 to pay special attention to desirability of preserving or enhancing character or appearance of…

Environmental assessment — Planning application — Council Directive 85/337/EEC — Whether court entitled to have regard to all circumstances relating to an environmental assessment — Whether court can dismiss application…

Enforcement notices — Estoppel per rem judicatam — Issue estoppel — Alleged breach of planning control — Earlier appeal decisions — Whether issue estoppel applies to enforcement appeals

Development plan — Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 section 18A (Town and Country Planning Act 1990 section 54A) — Statutory presumption in favour of development plan — Duty…

Environmental impact assessment — Old mining permission — Council Directive 85/337 — Meaning of ‘development consent’ — Whether the imposition of conditions is a ‘development consent’ within the meaning of…

Section 64 determination – Town and Country Planning Act 1990 – Waste-treatment plant – Generation of electricity from waste-treatment process – Whether decisions of officer and committee constituting section 64…

Judicial review – Application for leave – Promptitude – Proposal to develop land – Resolution to grant permission – Later grant of permission – Application to challenge resolution after three-month…