‘Gas drilling at a site in the Surrey Hills can go ahead after the court of appeal ruled that no further attempts to stop the project could be brought to court.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A planning inspector’s decision to overturn Lincolnshire County Council’s refusal of permission for further oil drilling in a village has been subject to a judicial review application.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Government approval of the planned Sizewell C nuclear plant was lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
BBC News, 20th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Wheatcroft, then Holborn, now Bramley – the Planning Court has ruled on practicalities of amendments at appeal stage. Thea Osmund-Smith and Odette Chalaby provide a digest of the decision.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th December 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘They are a disparate bunch. Archaeologists, environmentalists, historians, transport experts, countryside campaigners and druids. But they will come together in the Strand in central London on Tuesday with a common purpose: to stop the bulldozers from, in their mind, wreaking havoc at one of the UK’s most iconic sites. They will try to convince the high court over three days that the government’s plan to build a two-mile road tunnel close to the great circle of Stonehenge will permanently disfigure a unique and globally important landscape.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A High Court judge has dismissed a statutory review claim of the adoption of Waverly Borough Council’s Local Plan Part 2 over the claimants’ “hypercritical scrutiny” of a planning inspector’s report.’A High Court judge has dismissed a statutory review claim of the adoption of Waverly Borough Council’s Local Plan Part 2 over the claimants’ “hypercritical scrutiny” of a planning inspector’s report.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th December 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘London Mayor Sadiq Khan‘s decision to reject planning permission for a huge Las Vegas-style entertainment venue is to be reviewed by ministers. The housing secretary Michael Gove has opted to use his powers to “call in” the rejection of the 21,000-capacity, 300ft-tall MSG sphere to decide whether it should stand.’
The Independent, 3rd December 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A refusal of planning permission for a quarry has been quashed over an error on biodiversity net gain. Jenny Wigley KC looks at the lessons from the case.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st December 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A council has rejected a multi-million pound scheme from a Jewish religious sect that would have allowed its members to use the London Underground.’
The Independent, 27th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Anne Gerzon explains how the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 apply to the deemed grant of planning permission set out in the General Permitted Development Order 2015.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has agreed to hear a judicial review challenge brought by Marks & Spencer of Michael Gove’s called-in decision to reject the retailer’s planning application to demolish its flagship store on Oxford Street.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Major new legislation recently enacted in the UK will impact developers seeking to deliver “nationally significant infrastructure projects” (NSIPs) in the years ahead.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A developer who neglected a listed mansion has been found guilty of ignoring a listed building notice for five years following a prosecution brought by Liverpool City Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore have lost a planning application appeal for a spa complex in their garden and have been given three months to demolish the structure.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A recent High Court ruling exhorts officers to make a deeper dive into the detail of planning permissions, writes Roderick Morton.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“The High Court has rejected all six grounds argued by a local campaign group in a dispute over fracking in West Sussex.”
Local Government Lawyer, 19th October 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘There will not be a judicial review into the Home Office’s use of a barge to house asylum seekers.’
BBC News, 11th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court recently ruled that a planning permission granted by a council that varied a previous planning permission for a solar farm by removing an electricity substation from the plans was unlawful. Robin Green and Robert Williams examine the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th September 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has granted Waverley Borough Council an injunction against most defendants in a case concerning caravans parked on a site without planning permission.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st September 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an update on its housebuilding and private rental market inquiry, formally launched in February.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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