A local planning authority’s summary reasons for granting permission do not present a full account of the local planning authority’s decision-making process. However, a fuller summary of the reasons for granting planning permission may well be necessary ‘where members have granted planning permission contrary to a planning officer’s recommendation in order to allow members of the public to ascertain the lawfulness of the decision’.
Judges:
Sullivan LJ
Citations:
[2010] EWCA Civ 1286, [2011] JPL 571
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Siraj, Regina (on The Application of) v Kirklees Council and Others Admn 5-Mar-2010
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Cited by:
Cited – Cherkley Campaign Ltd, Regina (on The Application of) v Longshot Cherkley Court Ltd Admn 22-Aug-2013
The campaign company sought judicial review of a decision by the respondent granting permission to develop nearby land as a golf course.
Held: The application succeeded. The Secretary of State in preserving the effect of certain policies had . .
Cited – Dover District Council v CPRE Kent SC 6-Dec-2017
‘When a local planning authority against the advice of its own professional advisers grants permission for a controversial development, what legal duty, if any, does it have to state the reasons for its decision, and in how much detail? Is such a . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Planning
Updated: 27 November 2022; Ref: scu.426465
