Town and country planning
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Meaning of “convert” in permitted development rights
In Hibbitt and another v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2016] EWHC 2853 (Admin), the High Court considered the meaning of “convert” in Class Q(b),…
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St Ives’ second homes ban lawful
The St Ives Neighbourhood Plan will be the first in the UK to require new residential dwellings to be occupied as a “principal residence”, a measure designed to decrease the…
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Practical realities enough for very special circumstances
Holder v Gedling Borough Council confirms that mitigation only partially offsetting green belt harm may still be weighed in the balance as part of the very special circumstances for schemes…
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Countryside policies are no comfort blanket
In Borough of Telford and Wrekin v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Lang J refused to quash the grant of planning permission on appeal under section 288…
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Common sense defeats NPPF presumption and Local Plan challenges
In Barker Mill Estates (Trustees of) v Test Valley Borough Council, Holgate J rejected combined challenges to an adopted Local Plan under section 113 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase…
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Barney-Smith and another v Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Town and country planning, Tree preservation order
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Barney-Smith and another v Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Town and country planning – Tree preservation order – Undertaking – Appellants operating caravan site with planning permission – Trees felled in breach of TPO – Appellants giving undertaking as…
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R (on the application of East Bergholt Parish Council) v Babergh District Council
Town and country planning – Planning permission – Core strategy – Claimant applying for judicial review of grant of planning permission for 10 dwelling houses – Whether claimant acting unreasonably…