Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2002] All ER (D) 206 (May)
Court: Administrative Court
Judge:

Sullivan J

Representation Charles George QC (instructed by Stafford Eales) for the claimants.
  Timothy Corner QC (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the defendants.
Judgment Dates: 14 May 2002

Catchwords

Town and country planning - Permission for development - Refusal - Claimant applying for permission to develop former hospital in green belt for residential housing - Secretary of State calling in decision - Planning inspector ruling in favour of claimant - Secretary of State accepting numerous findings of inspector but overturning decision - Whether reasoning in Secretary of State's decision letter sufficient.

The Case

A decision by the Secretary of State under s77 of the dismissing the claimants' application for planning development was quashed, on the ground that it contained insufficient reasoning.

Practice Areas

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