James v Minister of Housing and Local Government: 1966

The appellant challenged the validity of a conditional planning permission which had been granted after the expiry of the period statutorily prescribed for doing so. It is unnecessary to examine the cases in detail.
Held: A planning permission so granted was not necessarily voidable, but that it might be so in certain circumstances.

Citations:

[1966] 1 WLR 135

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedLondon and Clydeside Estates v Aberdeen District Council HL 8-Nov-1979
Identifying ‘maandatory’ and ‘regulatory’
The appellants had sought a Certificate of Alternative Development. The certificate provided was defective in that it did not notify the appellants, as required, of their right to appeal. Their appeal out of time was refused.
Held: The House . .
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Planning

Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.258745