The house owner sought a lawful use certificate. He wished to use the house as sheltered housing for six people recovering from mental illness, with support from a resident carer. The rules allow such a certificate where there would be a total of six people living in the property. The local authority refused the certificate … Continue reading Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions v Waltham Forest London Borough Council: CA 15 Mar 2002
The House was asked whether the Ministry of Defence was entitled to cone off a section of the A814 road without the permission of the roads authority under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 or the local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972. Held: Before the Acts of Union, Scots law … Continue reading Lord Advocate v Dumbarton District Council: HL 1989
The use of a tethered barge as a heliport constituted a change of use of the land under the river. Citations: Times 10-Dec-1996, [1996] EWCA Civ 1063 Statutes: Town and Country Planning Act 1990 55 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited – The Carlgarth 1927 Scrutton LJ said: ‘When you invite a person into your … Continue reading Thames Heliport Plc v London Borough of Tower Hamlets: CA 28 Nov 1996
The parties disputed the validity of the time-limit condition (condition 1), which required the ‘development to which this permission relates’ to be begun within three years. Held: The Court upheld the inspector’s decision that this condition was invalid, in circumstances where the relevant ‘development’ had been carried out many years before. Lewison LJ said: ‘I … Continue reading London Borough of Lambeth v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Others: CA 20 Apr 2018
Land had been registered as a town or village green but wrongly so. The claimant had sought rectification, but the respondents argued that the long time elapsed after registration should defeat the request. Held: The appeal were solely as to the way the lapse of time may be relevant to whether or not it wa … Continue reading Adamson and Others v Paddico (267) Ltd: SC 5 Feb 2014
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