Thames Heliport Plc v London Borough of Tower Hamlets: CA 28 Nov 1996

The use of a tethered barge as a heliport constituted a change of use of the land under the river.

Citations:

Times 10-Dec-1996, [1996] EWCA Civ 1063

Statutes:

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 55

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedThe Carlgarth 1927
Scrutton LJ said: ‘When you invite a person into your house to use the staircase, you do not invite him to slide down the banisters, you invite him to use the staircase in the ordinary way in which it is used.’ and ‘Another distinction is that in a . .
CitedBurdle v Secretary of State for the Environment QBD 22-Jun-1972
The appellants had purchased land which had been used as a dwelling with a lean-to annex which had been used as a scrap yard, selling off car parts. The appellant had reconstructed the annex with a shop front, and began to use it more substantially . .
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Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.140930