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Browse 14 cases in the Planning Geek Case Law Library concerning Prior approval.
Dharmeshkumar is a 2025 Planning Court judgment on office-to-residential prior approval, extensive building works and ambiguous approved plans. The High Court upheld the Inspector’s conclusion that unauthorised external works prevented reliance on the Class O permitted development right.
Di Mambro is the Planning Court authority confirming that a timely prior-approval decision does not retrospectively become deemed consent simply because the decision is later quashed.
LW Zenith is the Planning Court case confirming that a prior approval can, in the right circumstances, use a negative condition linked to separately permitted operational works.
Rickards v East Herts explains how much rigour a light-touch agricultural prior approval still requires, particularly for protected sites and listed-building settings.
