Bolton reportedly approves England’s national planning delegation rules while investigating judicial review costs and seeking support from other councils.
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Lynx release challenge fails over licensing barrier
A High Court judgment stops the Kielder Forest lynx release proposal because wildlife licensing does not disapply separate dangerous-animal rules.
Jackdaw gas consent granted after emissions reassessment
Jackdaw’s offshore gas consent is granted after fresh Scope 3 assessment, revealing how ministers weighed climate impacts against energy security.
Tesco planning challenge threatens new Derry Lidl store
Tesco’s threatened legal challenge to Derry’s new Lidl store raises questions over housing allocations, retail policy and ministerial planning decisions.
Holocaust Memorial enters Rule 19 planning stage
Ministers have reopened representations on the Westminster Holocaust Memorial, with a November deadline before deciding how the planning case proceeds.
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.
Eryri hydro scheme: park concedes SSSI legal challenge
Eryri National Park Authority has agreed to the quashing of a hydroelectric permission following a challenge over SSSI planning policy.
Westmorland planning committee replaces four panels
Westmorland and Furness will replace four planning committees with a single 13-member panel as national delegation rules begin on 31st October.
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.
Beacon Fen judicial review launched as Lincolnshire challenges solar consent
Lincolnshire County Council has filed a High Court claim challenging the Government’s consent for the 700-hectare Beacon Fen solar project.
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.
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.
Wychavon High Court challenge gets December hearing over planning bypass
Permission for judicial review has been granted, with Wychavon set to challenge its Section 62A designation at a two-day December hearing.
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.
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.
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 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.
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