The local authority placed a proposed local plan on deposit, but then, before it had adopted it they, purported to withdraw it. Objectors claimed they had no power to do so, and sought to review the decision. The statute contained express provisions for withdrawing structure and unitary development plans, and none for this procedure, but there was no discernible reason for making such a difference, and a power was inferred.
Citations:
Gazette 06-Sep-2001, Times 18-Sep-2001, [2001] EWHC Admin 565, [2001] 1 WLR 2393
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England and Wales
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Cited – Wealden District Council v Martin Grant Homes Ltd and Another CA 31-Oct-2005
The council had published a proposed revised local plan but withdrew it in the light of the new Planning Act.
Held: The freedom of a council to withdraw a revised plan was acknowledged. The requirement was only that the action be rational in . .
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Planning
Updated: 29 May 2022; Ref: scu.140352