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Court of Appeal and the presumption in favour of sustainable development

A Court of Appeal judgment makes it clear that planning applications must be decided in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise

Legal

Roy Pinnock

12 July 2017

Practice point

Planning permission

Pyrrhic victory for French in battle over Foxtons founder’s basement

The government of France has been partially successful in an appeal over planning decisions relating to Foxtons’ founder Jon Hunt’s plans for the redevelopment of his Kensington mansion, which include…

Legal

Jess Harrold

13 June 2017

News

Planning permission

Traveller and gypsy families bring Court of Appeal challenge to Secretary of State’s planning powers

A group of gypsies and travellers brought their long-running and complicated challenge to the planning powers of the government to the Court of Appeal today

Legal

James Lumley

18 May 2017

News

Planning permission

Slough freight interchange plan rejected by London court

The High Court in London today refused to back plans to build a major rail freight interchange on green belt land near Slough, Berkshire

Legal

James Lumley

27 April 2017

News

Planning permission

Presumptions properly applied in heritage and housing need case

In R (Leckhampton Green Land Action Group Ltd) v Tewkesbury Borough Council [2017] EWHC 198 (Admin) Holgate J rejected all grounds of claim in respect of the grant planning permission…

Legal

Roy Pinnock

14 February 2017

Practice point

Planning permission

Castle owner mounts attack on barn conversion plans

The owner of a medieval castle in Wingfield, Suffolk, says that the local authority has approved a barn conversion next door without properly considering the harm caused to his Grade…

Legal

Jess Harrold

06 December 2016

News

Planning permission

East Herts housing development faces hurdle over flood risk

A housing development in Colliers End, East Hertfordshire, faces legal hurdles after a local resident won permission today to bring a legal challenge

Legal

James Lumley

29 November 2016

News

Planning permission

Landscape, heritage and EIA failings allowed for renewables scheme

In Goring-On-Thames Parish Council v South Oxfordshire District Council & Anor [2016] EWHC 2898 (Admin), Cranston J refused to quash the grant of permission for a 107KW hydropower installation at…

Legal

Roy Pinnock

28 November 2016

Practice point

Planning permission Town and country planning

QPR facing training ground planning fight

Campaigners have been given the go-ahead to bring a High Court challenge to football club Queens Park Rangers’ plans for a new training centre in Southall

Legal

Jess Harrold

16 November 2016

News

Planning permission

Secretary of State challenges Old Hunstanton ‘rural exception’ ruling

Lawyers for the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government asked the Court of Appeal today to overturn a ruling that blocked the development of an affordable housing project…

Legal

James Lumley

07 July 2016

News

Planning permission

South Oxfordshire loses bid to block Chinnor developments

South Oxfordshire District Council today failed in a High Court bid to block plans for two housing developments on the edge of the village of Chinnor

Legal

James Lumley

19 May 2016

News

Planning permission

Cambridge football stadium under attack

Plans for a new, 3,000 capacity stadium for Cambridge City Football Club, to be built on green belt land, are facing a legal challenge at the High Court

Legal

Jess Harrold

08 March 2016

News

Planning permission