MJT SEcurities Ltd v SoS Environment and Chelmsford BC
MJT SEcurities Ltd v SoS Environment and Chelmsford BC
- 1996
- Property and Compensation Reports [1996] 72 P&CR 342-352(6) .
QBD 2 May 1996. M applied to C for planning permission to build a petrol filling station with car wash and shop kiosk. C refused the application and M appealed. An inquiry was held and it was agreed that the appeal site was the only one suitable in the area. The Inspector found that although the need for a petrol station was justified, it would be an unduly intrusive feature which would harm the character of the area. M appealed under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 s288. "Held" Inspector`s decision quashed. Application granted.
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QBD 2 May 1996. M applied to C for planning permission to build a petrol filling station with car wash and shop kiosk. C refused the application and M appealed. An inquiry was held and it was agreed that the appeal site was the only one suitable in the area. The Inspector found that although the need for a petrol station was justified, it would be an unduly intrusive feature which would harm the character of the area. M appealed under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 s288. "Held" Inspector`s decision quashed. Application granted.
ALTERNATIVE SITES
MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS
M J T SECURITIES LTD V SOS ENVIRONMENT AND ANOTHER
PLANNING PERMISSION