Racepeak Ltd v Secretary of State for Environment Transport and the Regions: QBD 5 Jul 2001

The applicant sought permission to develop former stables as low cost housing. The inspector refused on the basis that the policies regarding preservation of racing facilities in the area had been incorporated within the relevant plans, and that these were the necessary starting point for his examination. An appeal failed. The inspector’s decision was a matter of his interpretation of policy, and this was within his remit. The requirements for preservation of horse-racing infrastructure could prevail over the need to provide low cost housing.

Citations:

Gazette 05-Jul-2001

Statutes:

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 54A

Planning

Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.85635