Section 66(1) of the 1990 Act requires a decision-maker to give ‘the desirability of preserving the building or its setting’ not merely careful consideration but considerable importance and weight when balancing the advantages of the proposed development against any harm from wind fram developnent.. Sullivan LJ [2014] 1 PandCR 22, [2014] EWCA Civ 137 Bailii … Continue reading Barnwell Manor Wind Energy Ltd v East Northamptonshire District Council and Others: CA 18 Feb 2014

The Council sought an order to quash the inspector’s decision to grant permission for a wind farm. Judges: Lang DBE J Citations: [2013] EWHC 473 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited – Newsmith Stainless Ltd, Regina (On the Application of) v Secretary of … Continue reading East Northamptonshire District Council and Others v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Another: Admn 8 Mar 2013

When a local planning authority granted planning permission for a development of housing in two listed buildings and on land within their settings, did it misinterpret and misapply development plan policy for development proposed within a Green . .