Town and country planning
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Officers granting planning permission under delegated powers are required to give reasons
In Riki Shasha v Westminster City Council [2016] EWHC 3283 (Admin), the High Court has established that there is a duty to give reasons for delegated planning decisions under Regulation…
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Football stadiums and the green belt
In R (on the Application of Boot) v Elmbridge Borough Council [2017] EWHC 12 (Admin) the High Court heard a challenge to the grant of planning permission for a new…
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R (on the application of Patel) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others
Town and country planning Prior approval
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R (on the application of Patel) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others
Town and country planning – Prior approval – Relevant area – Third defendant local authority refusing second defendant prior approval of change of use of property from retail to residential…
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Basement excavations and permitted development rights
It has not been clear whether residential basement extensions, involving significant excavation works, are or can be exempt from a requirement to obtain planning permission with regard to the permitted…
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Presumption in favour of sustainable development – again
In Wychavon, the High Court suggested that there was a general presumption in favour of sustainable development within the guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework and that the presumption…
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Paragraph 22 of the National Planning Policy Framework
In SAN Investments Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2016] EWHC 2830 (Admin), the High Court considered the meaning of the phrase “allocated for…