Queen’s Bench Division: Administrative Court
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R (on the application of Gloucestershire County Council) v Keyway (Gloucester) Ltd
Respondent depositing waste materials — Appellant local authority issuing “stop” notice — Whether “stop” notice validly served — Appeal allowed
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Younger Homes (Northern) Ltd v First Secretary of State and another
Developers applying for permission to develop brownfield site — First defendant under obligation to consider environmental impact before granting planning permission — First defendant relying upon screening opinion produced by…
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Bersted Parish Council v Arun District Council
Defendant district council allocating land for housing — Claimant parish council objecting to allocation — Defendants refusing, under section 42(2) of Town and Country Planning Act 1990, to hold second…
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R (on the application of Chelmsford Borough Council) v First Secretary of State and another
Town and country planning — Second defendant gypsy applying for planning permission — Whether educational requirements of primary school children amounting to “very special circumstances” so as to outweigh presumption…
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R (on the application of JS Bloor (Wilmslow) Ltd and others) v First Secretary of State
Defendant drafting planning policy document — Claimants making written representations — Claimants requesting that public examination panel be reconvened to address their concerns — Defendant failing to reconvene panel –…
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R (on the application of Cheltenham Builders Ltd) v South Gloucestershire District Council
Town or village greens — Registration — Sports and pastimes as of right — Commons Registration Act 1965 — Overgrown site owned by developer registered as green on basis of…
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R (on the application of Khatun) v Newham London Borough Council and another; R (on the application of Zeb) v Newham London Borough Council; R (on the application of Iqbal) v Newham London Borough Council
Landlord and tenant — Tenancy — Unfair terms in consumer contracts — Local authority letting accommodation to homeless persons — Procedure governed by local policy — Whether policy unlawful –…
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Verderers of the New Forest v Young and others
Commons — Byelaws — New Forest — Enforcement — Magistrates’ court — Court of Swainmote — Jurisdiction — Commoners failing to pay marking fees — Informations laid before magistrates –…
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R (on the application of Laing Homes Ltd) v Buckinghamshire County Council and another
Town or village green — Commons Registration Act 1965 — Registration — Lawful sports and pastimes — 20 years’ user — Evidence of user — Whether use of footpaths wrongly…
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R (on the application of North Devon District Council) v First Secretary of State
Use Classes Order — Dwellinghouse used as home for children in care — Care provided by staff on rota basis — Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 –…
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Wheeler v First Secretary of State and another
Curtilage — Relevance to application of planning policy — Test in Sinclair-Lockhart’s Trustees v Central Land Board (1950) 1 P&CR 195 — Whether inspector identifying correct test — Whether test…
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R (on the application of Kilmartin Properties (TW) Ltd) v Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Town and country planning — Defendant local authority granting planning permission for development of hospital in green belt — Claimant owning neighbouring land — Claimant’s land also being considered for…