Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2002] All ER (D) 318 (Mar)
Court: Administrative Court
Judge:

Sullivan J

Representation The claimant appeared in person.
  James Strachan (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 21 March 2002

Catchwords

Town and county planning - Building of special architectural or historic interest - Demolition, alteration or extension - Claimant seeking to demolish grade II listed buildings - Local planning authority refusing application - Secretary of State's planning inspector dismissing appeal - Whether inspector in error - s 20.

The Case

An appeal against a decision by the Secretary of State's planning inspector to dismiss an appeal under s20 of the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 was dismissed in circumstances where the planning inspector had undertaken an appropriate site visit.

Practice Areas

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