Queen’s Bench Divisional Court

Enforcement notice–Failure to remove caravans–Plea that storage of caravans was within ‘warehouse’ use accepted by justices–Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order–‘Warehouse’ implied covered storage–Appeal against justices’ decision allowed

Town and Country Planning Act 1971–Alleged unlawful demolition of listed building–Committal to Crown Court–Magistrates’ Courts Act 1952–Bench told of previous conviction–Committal order quashed–Mandamus to justices to hear and determine

Enforcement notice prohibiting change of use from warehouse to cash-and-carry store–Planning officer’s opinion of supply of land may be treated as evidence though unsupported by documentary sources–Impact of cash-and-carry business…

Town and Country Planning Act 1971–Enforcement notice alleged storage and dismantling of scrap motor vehicles without permission–Contention by appellants that use complained of had begun before the end of 1963…

Enforcement notices–Different notices served on landlord and tenant–‘Overall’ notice served on landlord in respect of whole site–Separate notices served on individual occupiers–Effect of non-service on landlord–Whether substantially prejudiced–Held not–Notices upheld

Appeal against enforcement notice–Appellant fails to supply adequate statement of facts relied on–Secretary of State writes to say that in consequence appeal cannot be entertained–Letter held to constitute a determination…

Trader’s objection before a jury to corporation’s decision to stop up street–Finding in trader’s favour can be upset only if perverse–Verdict one which 12 reasonable men could reach–Corporation’s appeal fails

Enforcement notice–Secretary of State’s mistaken general statement as to planning law probably did not affect his decision, but case remitted to him for ‘whatever adjustment he might think necessary’

Enforcement notice–Planning authority has only to look at what has been done and what planning permissions have been granted–Authority need not ask itself whether the developer may be able to…

Enforcement notice–Use of major part of site for industrial purposes established by 1963–Secretary of State can require owners to pull down extensions built since then, but cannot prohibit industrial use…