Queen’s Bench Division: Crown Office List
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William Morrison Supermarkets plc v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Region
Council refusing applicant planning permission for superstore development – Applicant appealing – Inspector recommending permission be refused – Secretary of State dismissing appeal – Whether Secretary of State failing to…
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R v Lands Tribunal, ex parte Jafton Properties Ltd
Applicant objecting to taxation of costs – President of Lands Tribunal deciding objection out of time – Refusal to extend time – Whether time for objection had expired – Whether…
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R v Epping Forest District Council, ex parte Philcox
Council granting certificate of lawfulness of existing use – Applicant seeking to quash decision – Whether council acted unlawfully in granting certificate without considering whether or not criminal offences had…
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McCarthy v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and another
Respondent council issuing enforcement notice against appellant alleging breach of planning control – Inspector finding material change of use of land and dismissing appeal against enforcement notice – Whether lawful…
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R v Aylesbury Vale District Council, ex parte Clare
Judicial review of planning permission allowing conversion of barn to a dwelling – Planning officer advising committee of general shift in revised PPG 7 against residential reuse but omitting passage…
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Faradene Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and another
Applicant seeking planning permission for development – Council refusing to grant permission – Inspector dismissing appeal on grounds of prematurity – Whether inspector failing properly to apply PPG 1 -…
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R v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and another, ex parte R
Council failing to determine application for change of use within required period – Appeal to inspector – Inspector allowing appeal – Applicant council seeking to quash decision – Whether inspector…
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R v Planning Inspectorate Cardiff, ex parte Howell
Inspector confirming council’s proposal to reclassify public path as a footpath – Secretary of State confirming modification order – Applicant contending inspector erred in disregarding evidence of vehicular use -…
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R v Cambridge City Council, ex parte Warner Village Cinemas Ltd
Application for planning permission for redevelopment of out of centre location – Council granting permission – Redevelopment to include multi-screen cinema – Operator of nearby cinema challenging council’s decision -…
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R v Selby District Council, ex parte Samuel Smith Old Brewery and another
Respondent council granting planning permission for erection of building for use as equestrian centre – Development within Green Belt – Applicant local landowners objecting – Planning officer advising planning committee…
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Buckland and others v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Inspector confirming modification order reclassifying footpath as a byway open to all traffic – Applicant challenging inspector’s decision – Whether inspector’s decision flawed – Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 section…