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Browse 16 cases in the Planning Geek Case Law Library concerning Planning permission commencement.
Rose Builders v Alpha Trust concerns an overage-style covenant and contains a useful Hillside point: commencing planning permission did not require completion of the whole scheme.
Robert Hitchins concerns switching between identical planning permissions and whether later section 106 contribution instalments were triggered. Accrued liability under the first agreement was not erased.
House of Lords authority confirming that a valid planning permission cannot simply be abandoned by conduct or a commercial decision to stop using it.
Court of Appeal authority on commencement in breach of planning conditions, later approval and the limits of the Whitley principle.
Hart Aggregates is a key High Court authority limiting an over-rigid application of the Whitley principle to pre-commencement planning conditions and material starts.
