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The latest Planning Geek news, decisions and practical updates filed under Case Law.
Royal Mint Court challenge dismissed: the High Court upheld Chinese embassy planning permission despite arguments over diplomatic premises, security evidence and human rights.
Maidstone v King: the High Court imposed a six-month suspended sentence after repeated and deliberate breaches of planning injunctions at a countryside site.
Whitewebbs BNG report: the High Court quashed Spurs’ training ground permission; Spurs has now applied to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal.
Greystoke CB: High Court quashes an appeal decision after the NPPF highway impact threshold and a 23% biodiversity net gain were left out of the final planning balance.
Blackpool secured a section 187B planning injunction against an unauthorised Traveller site despite repeated PSED failures. We examine why, and what the judgment means for planning enforcement.
A Class MA office-to-flats conversion at 32 Palace Court led to a £380,326 CIL demand. Herod explains why a developer expecting nil CIL should resolve liability before starting work.
Segrue v Swindon shows why a CIL review deadline must be protected: informal discussions and Regulation 65 did not rescue the missed statutory route.
The Chalfont St Peter Green Belt challenge targets the Secretary of State’s 975-home decision under section 288; the High Court has yet to rule.
The George Baldock enforcement appeal is a striking example of deliberate concealment: the Inspector accepted four years of residential use but still rejected immunity.
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