West Berkshire District Council Reading Borough Council v Department for Communities and Local Government: Admn 31 Jul 2015

The Claimants, West Berkshire and Reading Borough Councils sought to challenge decisions of the Secretary of State: (i) to make alterations to national policy in respect of planning obligations for affordable housing and social infrastructure contributions by way of a Written Ministerial Statement in the House of Commons (HCWS50); and (ii) to maintain those policy changes following the completion of an Equalities Impact Assessment

Holgate J
[2015] EWHC 2222 (Admin), [2016] PTSR 215, [2015] WLR(D) 367
Bailii, WLRD
England and Wales

Planning

Updated: 03 January 2022; Ref: scu.550955