Town and country planning
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Palmer v Herefordshire Council and another
Town and country planning – Listed building – Harm – Grant of planning permission for poultry broiler units on agricultural land – Development site close to listed former railway station…
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Oadby and Wigston Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another
Town and country planning – Residential development – Housing need – National Planning Policy Framework – First respondent’s planning inspector granting planning permission on appeal for residential development – Whether…
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R (on the application of Kebbell Developments Ltd) v Leeds City Council
Town and country planning, Neighbourhood plan
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R (on the application of Kebbell Developments Ltd) v Leeds City Council
Town and country planning – Neighbourhood plan – Referendum – Claimant applying for judicial review of decision of defendant city council to allow neighbourhood plan to proceed to local referendum…
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R (on the application of Hilton) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Town and country planning – Planning permission – Permitted development – Claimant applying for judicial review of refusal by defendant secretary of state of planning permission for a single-storey extension…
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Old Hunstanton Parish Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Town and country planning Development plan
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Landscape value requires something extraordinary
Valued landscape is that which is “out of the ordinary”, rather than designated or simply popular
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Planning controversies demand clear reasons
In R (on the application of Campaign To Protect Rural England, Kent (CPRE)) v Dover District Council [2016] EWCA Civ 936, the Court of Appeal considered the standard of reasons…
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Government grants permission for fracking in Lancashire
In a landmark decision, the secretary of state for communities and local government on 6 October 2016 granted planning permission for shale gas fracking (hydraulic fracturing) at a site in…
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Householder permitted development rights
Hilton v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2016] EWHC (Admin) was a case dealing with the interpretation of householder permitted development rights. The case has aroused a…