Material considerations case law
Browse 90 cases in the Planning Geek Case Law Library concerning Material considerations.
R (Corbett) v Cornwall Council [2020] EWCA Civ 508
R (Corbett) v Cornwall Council [2020] EWCA Civ 508 Corbett is an important Court of Appeal authority on section 38(6) and the question whether a proposal accords with the development plan when relevant policies point in different directions.The Court allowed...West Midlands Probation Committee v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1998) 76 P. & C.R. 589
West Midlands Probation is the leading Court of Appeal authority that justified fear of crime or anti-social behaviour can be a material planning consideration where the concern is genuinely linked to the use of land.
Cemex (UK) Operations Ltd v Richmondshire District Council & Anor [2018] EWHC 3526 (Admin)
Cemex is a Planning Court authority on residential development beside an established noisy minerals operation, closed-window noise mitigation and the need to consider possible future restrictions on the existing business.
Stuart Ian McQueen, R (on the application of) v Mid Suffolk District Council [2026] EWHC 2398 (Admin)
McQueen v Mid Suffolk explains why individual site planning history was not a mandatory consideration when examining a neighbourhood plan settlement boundary, with an important caveat about March 2026 statutory changes.
