Certainty in certification

Harrison, A.

Certainty in certification - 1994 - Solicitors` Journal 138(41) 28 October 1994, 1102-1103(2) .

Makes the point, highlighted in the recent planning case "R v Sheffield CC ex parte Power" (1994), that determinations of `established use` or `lawful development` by a local authority are of a quasi-judicial character and generally require a legal opinion.


CERTIFICATES OF LAWFULNESS OF EXISTING USE OR DEVELOPMENT
CIRCULAR 17/92
EXISTING USE
TEN YEAR RULE
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 S191
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ORDER 1988 26A