Community champion in court over claims she racially abused travellers – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 18th, 2013 in harassment, news, planning, racism, repossession, travellers by tracey

“A pensioner renowned for her work in the community has been summonsed to court over claims she racially abused a group of travellers on green belt land in a situation she describes as a ‘humiliating’ ordeal.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The impact of the revocation of the temporary stop notice regulations on Gypsies and Travellers: the road to nowhere – Garden Court Chambers Blog

“Marc Willers examines why changes to temporary stop notice provisions risk forcing Gypsies and Travellers onto the roadside.”

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Garden Court Chambers Blog, 15th July 2013

Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com

High Court allows invalid Bushfield Camp Village Green application to be retrospectively corrected after the deadline for application – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 15th, 2013 in commons, land registration, news, planning, retrospectivity, time limits by sally

“Landowners have failed to overturn an application to register a disused military camp in Hampshire as a village green, after High Court judges ruled that retrospective corrections to an invalid application, after the time limits for the application, were permitted.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Court of Appeal allows new grounds of challenge to planning decisions beyond six week limit – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 12th, 2013 in appeals, news, planning, time limits by tracey

“Challengers to planning permissions can substitute entirely new grounds of challenge beyond the end of the strict six week limit for bringing a claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th July 2013

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

San Vicente and another v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others – WLR Daily

San Vicente and another v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2013] EWCA Civ 817; [2013] WLR (D) 267

“An application for permission to amend the grounds of an application under section 288 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 which had been made after the expiry of the six-week period allowed by section 288(3) for the institution of section 288 proceedings was governed by CPR r 17.1(2), not by CPR r 17.4.”

WLR Daily, 5th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Appeal inquiry of 100-home Essex scheme unfair, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 4th, 2013 in appeals, housing, inquiries, news, planning by sally

“A decision by a Planning Inspector to grant permission for a residential development in Great Dunmow, Essex is set to be quashed following a High Court ruling that the appeal process had been unfair.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd July 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Elvanite Full Circle Limited v AMEC Earth & Environmental (UK) Limited [2013] EWHC 1191 (TCC) – 4 New Square

Posted July 3rd, 2013 in contracts, damages, interpretation, limitations, negligence, news, planning by sally

“The judgment develops the growing body of case law surrounding planning consultants and both the substantive and costs judgments will be of interest to construction and costs practitioners alike. The case also raises interesting issues concerning exclusion clauses (including UCTA), limitation of liability, estoppel, waiver, extensions of time and the correct measure of loss.”

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4 New Square, 1st July 2013

Source: www.4newsquare.com

Pickles faces legal challenge over Tesco in ‘Portas Pilot’ Margate – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 21st, 2013 in environmental protection, judicial review, news, planning by tracey

“Communities minister Eric Pickles is facing a legal challenge over his decision
to allow Tesco to build a huge superstore in ‘Portas Pilot’ Margate.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Waterloo tower block ‘threatens view of Westminster’ – BBC News

Posted June 19th, 2013 in building law, judicial review, news, planning by sally

“A judicial review is sought over plans for a tower block that critics say will harm views of Parliament and Westminster Abbey.”

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BBC News, 19th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Airport expansion on ‘vital’ nature reserve to be challenged in court – The Independent

Posted May 29th, 2013 in airports, environmental protection, inquiries, news, nuclear power, planning by sally

“Controversial plans for a major extension to an airport which sits next to one of Britain’s most important nature reserves – as well as a nuclear power station – are to be challenged in court, it was announced today.”

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The Independent, 28th May 2013

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Out-of-date planning guidance will not be cancelled immediately, says Boles – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 23rd, 2013 in consultations, news, planning, standards by sally

“The Government has rejected a recommendation in a planning guidance review by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor to immediately cancel all out-of-date guidance before new guidance is published.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd May 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 – legislation.gov.uk

Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Growth and Infrastructure Act contains some welcome changes to village green regime, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

“A new law will make it harder for residents to use town and village green (TVG) laws to oppose the development of land, an expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st May 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Regina (Evans) v Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and another – WLR Daily

Regina (Evans) v Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and another: [2013] EWHC 899 (Admin);   [2013] WLR (D)  150

“The existence in English law of a ten year period after which a breach of planning control was no longer actionable was not incompatible with the terms of Council Directive 85/337/EEC (the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive).”

WLR Daily, 19th April 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Judge throws out Sir Victor Blank’s bid to stop basement development – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 26th, 2013 in housing, injunctions, news, planning by tracey

“A High Court judge has opened the way for a City trader to build an underground
swimming pool at his London home, despite objections from a string of
high-profile neighbours, including Sir Victor Blank, the former banker, and
Richard Madeley, the television presenter.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Uprichard (Appellant) v Scottish Ministers and another – Supreme Court

Posted April 25th, 2013 in environmental protection, law reports, planning, Scotland, Supreme Court by sally

Uprichard (Appellant) v Scottish Ministers and another [2013] UKSC 21 | UKSC 2012/0034 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 24th April 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Grayling: No more using judicial review as a cheap delaying tactic – Ministry of Justice

Posted April 23rd, 2013 in consultations, delay, fees, immigration, judicial review, news, planning by sally

“The culture of using meritless judicial review applications to delay immigration decisions and hold up development will be attacked by new controls announced today by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.”

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Judicial review controls unveiled – BBC News

Posted April 23rd, 2013 in civil justice, fees, immigration, judicial review, news, planning by sally

“Ministers are to unveil controls aimed at tackling judicial reviews in English courts that hold up building projects and delay immigration decisions.”

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BBC News, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Council to review wind turbine policy after High Court rejects residential “buffer zone” – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 19th, 2013 in energy, judicial review, local government, news, planning by tracey

“A council could not amend its wind turbine planning policy to ensure a larger ‘buffer zone’ between turbines and residential properties than that already set out in its local plan, the High Court has ruled.17 Apr 2013.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

High court rules against ‘buffer zones’ for windfarms – The Guardian

Posted April 16th, 2013 in energy, local government, news, planning by sally

“Wind energy developers are celebrating today after the high court ruled that Milton Keynes Borough Council’s attempts to impose a ‘buffer zone’ for new wind farm projects were unlawful.”

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The Guardian, 15th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk