Regina v Warwickshire County Council ex parte Powergen Plc: CA 30 Apr 1997

Application for leave to appeal – interaction of planning system and section 278.

Judges:

Hobhouse LJ, Schiemann LJ

Citations:

[1997] EWCA Civ 1568

Statutes:

Highways Act 1980 278

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal fromRegina v Warwickshire County Council Ex Parte Powergen Plc QBD 9-Jan-1997
The power to incorporate highway works in planning agreements is limited to subject land. Forbes J said: ‘It is common ground that the new Section 278 was intended to fit into and play its part in the overall legislative system for the controlled . .

Cited by:

Leave to Appeal grantedRegina v Warwickshire County Council ex parte Powergen Plc CA 31-Jul-1997
The council as highway authority had objected to a development on the grounds of road safety. The application was subsequently approved by the Secretary of State, but the Council sought to maintain its safety objection.
Held: The highway . .
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