Planning permission
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Northampton Borough Council v First Secretary of State and another
Retail development — Conditional planning permission granted — Upper limit placed on permitted floor space — Mezzanine floor installed following planning permission refusal — Application for lawful development certificate refused…
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Wycombe District Council v First Secretary of State and another
Development — Reserved matters — Local plan — Material considerations — Effect of inspector’s error — Whether inspector misunderstanding local plan policy — Whether inspector erring in application of statutory…
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R (on the application of Nunn) v First Secretary of State and others
Mobile phone mast — Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 — Enforcement notices — Whether inspector obliged to find mast permitted development — Whether obliged to find…
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R (on the application of Springhall) v Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Local authority — Conservation area — Delegation of functions to officer — Officer granting planning permission — Claimant objecting to grant of permission — Whether officer acting within scope of…
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PP 2005/3
Delay in the grant of planning permission. Once a council have resolved to grant planning permission, the issue of a section 106 agreement can often lead to unnecessarily long delays.
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PP 2005/2
Although the House of Lords has clearly indicated that the concept of estoppel in public law is obsolete, a recent ombudsman decision in Scotland (Case 021059) has penalised a local…
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Kastner v Jason and others
Caution — Sale of land — Jewish court appointed as arbitrator in fraud claim — Direction prohibiting sale of first defendant’s home without court’s permission — Caution registered against title…
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PP 2004/22
Loss of existing use rights. In Young v First Secretary of State [2004] EWHC 2167 (Admin), the court had to consider whether a planning application for the reconstruction of a…
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PP 2004/21
Requirement to give reasons for grant of planning permission. The obligation placed on local planning authorities to give reasons for the grant of planning permission was the subject of R…
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Singh v First Secretary of State and another
Change of use — Enforcement notice — Mixed use of site for manufacturing and retail sales — Allegation of material change of use without planning permission — Notice upheld by…
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Redrow Homes Ltd v First Secretary of State and another
Outline planning permission — Conditions — Site access — Imposition of additional condition restricting types of vehicles permitted to use access — Whether imposition of additional condition valid — Appeal…
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Hamsher v First Secretary of State and another
Hearings procedure — Statutory party Inspector’s decision — Council refusing to vary conditions as to opening hours of premises — Second defendant appealing against refusal — Failure to serve documents…