Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2003] All ER (D) 319 (Mar)
Court: Administrative Court
Judge:

Collins J

Representation Timothy Jones (instructed by Community Law Partnership) for the claimant.
  Timothy Morshead (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 20 March 2003

Catchwords

Town and country planning - Planning permission - Gypsy caravan site - Refusal of planning permission - Reasonableness of decision.

The Case

Although a policy contained in a local plan did not appear to make sufficient provision for gypsy caravan sites, in the circumstances, the refusal of an appeal against the decision of a local planning authority to refuse planning permission to a claimant wishing to site caravans on land in the green belt had been perfectly reasonable.

Practice Areas

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