Town and country planning Planning application
Town and country planning Environmental impact assessment
When assessing whether a decision maker erred in law in relation to the competing merits of an alternative development proposals for the application site, the court will intervene only exceptionally,…
Town and country planning; Planning application
The court in R (on the application of English) v East Staffordshire Borough Council [2010] EWHC 2744 (Admin) had to determine a contested application by the claimant for permission to…
Development plan
Planning application
Consultation direction
Planning application Decision-making process Procedural irregularity Councillors on planning committee attending meeting of objectors but not commenting on application Two councillors not attending site visit …
Planning application – Applicant wrongly named – Permission granted – Whether error rendering application a nullity – Whether bias by defendant council in determining application – Claim dismissed
Town and country planning – Planning application
Where an appeal is made to the secretary of state against a refusal or conditional grant of planning permission, the appellant can demand a public inquiry even though the local…