Town and country planning

Planning appeal heard and determined by inspector appointed for the purpose–There is a distinction between such a process and the normal procedure by which the inspector reports to the Secretary…

Planning permission for Kent oil refinery–Case called in by Secretary of State, who grants permission for all installations except a proposed access road and imposes a condition that oil etc…

Planning inquiry–Council’s failure to produce documents deplorable, but probably not, on the facts, a breach of the statutory requirements–No substantial prejudice to appellants–No element of surprise, documents in question disregarded…

Listed building permission refused–Secretary of State fails to deal with substantial point canvassed before the inspector–Utility of restoration an important consideration, as well as its cost, but decision letter makes…

Development of former site of St Paul’s School–Greater London Council held to have had power to resolve to carry out the development, with the result that planning permission was deemed…

Planning permission made subject to a condition requiring existing office accommodation, at present used for extraneous purposes, to be ancillary to the buildings on the development site–Condition valid–Intended to promote…

Town and Country Planning Act 1971 — Appeal against decision of Secretary of State dismissing appeal against refusal by local planning authority of permission for housing development — The first…

Land Compensation Act 1961 — Certificates of appropriate alternative development — Applications by developer to quash decisions of Secretary of State confirming certificates (in one case a letter treated as…

Tree preservation order — Town and Country Planning Act 1990 — Whether consent of Forestry Commission required under section 200 — Whether local planning authority wrong to confirm TPO against…

Town and Country Planning Act 1971–Application under section 245 to challenge decision of inspector who dismissed appeal against refusal of planning permission–Land in green belt area–Complaint that inspector had decided…