High Court rules Exeter holds the historic museum property beneficially, but listed building controls and a protected lease remain relevant.
Topsham Museum ruling gives Exeter council wider options
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Catfield Fen ruling finds Natural England in breach
The court found protective duties were breached at a Norfolk wetland, but left any further orders for later submissions.
Uttlesford planning injunction sets Article 8 home test
The High Court renewed a section 187B injunction and set five factors for deciding when traveller-site occupation engages Article 8.
A5 Court of Appeal revives £1.7bn road scheme
The A5 Court of Appeal ruling revives Northern Ireland’s £1.7bn road scheme and narrows how climate duties constrain major projects.
Wimbledon Park appeal reaches Court of Appeal over expansion
The Wimbledon Park appeal tests whether legal constraints on Metropolitan Open Land should have affected approval of the tennis expansion.
Deemed planning permission: HS2 tunnel appeal heads to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has granted HS2 Ltd permission to appeal over deemed planning permission for the Bromford Tunnel Extension.
Tesco planning challenge fails as Court backs Dumfries Sainsbury’s approval
Tesco loses its Court of Session challenge to permission for a Sainsbury’s supermarket at Cuckoo Bridge Retail Park in Dumfries.
Concrete batching plant wins permitted development appeal after Inspector revisits 1980 quarry case
A North Lincolnshire concrete batching plant has won Part 17 prior approval after an Inspector found modern GPDO wording covers mineral utilisation.
Grampian condition challenge fails where highway works had no real prospect
The High Court refused permission to challenge an appeal decision where private street works had no realistic prospect of completion within three years.
Shoreditch advertising shroud loses High Court fight to stay
King Media’s long-running display covered a historic façade, but years of advertising income did not protect it from Hackney’s removal action.
Redbridge children’s home wins appeal despite rejected household claim
An Inspector found the proposed care arrangements would not materially change the house’s use, even though its claimed household status was unproven.
South Kesteven section 70C: 13-pitch High Court challenge fails
Fresh evidence, changed policy and new personal circumstances were not enough to force South Kesteven to reopen a 13-pitch Traveller site application.
Neighbourhood plan boundary survives High Court challenge
A neighbourhood plan boundary challenge has failed after the High Court rejected the argument that earlier site decisions had to dictate the wider boundary.
Greenacres traveller site: High Court orders clearance
The High Court has granted Somerset Council a final planning injunction at Greenacres, ending the latest phase of a dispute that began in 2004.
Rodmersham solar farm survives High Court challenge
A High Court challenge to a 65-hectare solar farm at Pitstock Farm has failed. The judgment explains why the time between committee approval and the issue of permission mattered when a draft planning obligation appeared just seven minutes before the meeting.
High Court keeps Sawbridgeworth planning injunction and arrest powers in force
The High Court has continued East Herts Council’s Sawbridgeworth planning injunction, including court-attached powers of arrest, after the authority used a Temporary Stop Notice, injunction and enforcement notice.
Chiswick permission quashed after officer report misrepresented earlier appeal
The High Court has quashed permission at 1 Burlington Lane after Hounslow councillors were not properly told what an earlier Planning Inspector had decided about the fallback scheme.
High Court keeps Aldermaston planning injunction in force
The High Court has continued the Aldermaston planning injunction after finding that all but one family moved onto the land after the original order. Planning merits remain separate, and 5th October was a provisional cessation date rather than a final deadline.
High Court upholds Chinese embassy planning permission
Royal Mint Court challenge dismissed: the High Court upheld Chinese embassy planning permission despite arguments over diplomatic premises, security evidence and human rights.
Six-month suspended sentence for planning injunction breach
Maidstone v King: the High Court imposed a six-month suspended sentence after repeated and deliberate breaches of planning injunctions at a countryside site.
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