Town and country planning
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R v Newbury District Council and another, ex parte Chieveley Parish Council
Outline planning permission – Condition purporting to reserve matters particularised in application – Whether permission a nullity – Whether subsequent approval of reserved matters wrongfully disregarding traffic generation – Application…
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Evans v Waverley Borough Council
Validity — Confirmation order modified to amend from “area order” to “woodland order” — Application to quash order — Planning authority exceeded powers by making amendment — High Court holding…
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R v Chiltern District Council, ex parte Dyason
Applicant’s building in breach of planning control – Council issuing enforcement notice – Application for planning permission refused – Applicant seeking leave to appeal to Court of Appeal – Council…
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Delta Design Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Planning permission granted for change of use of listed building subject to conditions – Second permission granted with replacement condition – Applicant seeking permission for retention of part of building…
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Lynch v Secretary of State for the Environment and another
Appellant using site on a modest scale for storage of vehicles – Use subsequently intensified – Enforcement notice prohibiting vehicle storage absolutely – Whether earlier use should have been preserved…
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Standard Securities Estates Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment and another
Planning permission — Consistency in planning decisions — Application for building block of flats — Permission refused on certain grounds — No indication of refusal in principle — Fresh application…
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R v Sevenoaks District Council, ex parte Palley
Neighbouring properties — Erection of glasshouse — Building sited more than 25m from metalled road — Council requiring no further details after receiving application and plan — Whether development on…
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Robbins v Secretary of State for the Environment
Listed building — “Smock” mill — Repairs notice — No reasonable steps taken to comply — Compulsory purchase order — Challenge to order — Whether repairs notice defective — Meaning…
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South Lakeland District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment and another
Statutory duty under section 277(8) of 1971 Act — Proposed development neutral in affecting conservation area — Whether “preservation” has narrow meaning apt to include only development bringing positive contribution…
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Berkeley v Secretary of State for the Environment and another
Development by Fulham Football Club including riverside flats – Natural sloping foreshore to be replaced by riverside wall – Whether permission vitiated by failure to consider possible need for environmental…
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David Wilson Homes Ltd v Kirklees Metropolitan Council and another
Applicant objecting to draft unitary development plan identifying site as Green Belt – Inspector recommending that site removed from Green Belt – Council rejecting inspector’s recommendations and adopting plan -…