Where a permission required work to be commenced within a certain time period, and work was indeed commenced, it was not open for the planning authority to suggest that although the work had been begun, there was no intention to complete it, and that accordingly that the permission was revoked. It was held that there was no requirement for any subjective intention to complete the works at the time they were begun.
Citations:
Times 18-Jan-2000
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Planning
Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.88789
