Scottish and Newcastle Breweries plc v SoS for the Environment and another
Scottish and Newcastle Breweries plc v SoS for the Environment and another
- 1992
- Property and Compensation Reports (1992) 64 PCR 290-295(3) .
CA 24 February 1992. The applicants, S, applied for planning permission for development of a hotel in the green belt. The SoS called in the application under Town and Country Planning Act 1971 s25 and a public enquiry was held at which the council supported the application. The inspector concluded that the site did not make any contribution to the green belt and that the proposal would not course any actual loss of amenity to any resient or harm the natural environment. S emphasised the need for a hotel in an area of urban regeneration. In his decision letter the SoS concluded that the special circumstanes required to justify development in the green belt were not established and he was not satisified that the need for a hotel could not be met by development outside the green belt. S appealed. This was dismissed onthe grounds that the SoS`s decision letter was quite adequate if he was not satisfied that the demand for a hotel was incapable of being met outside the green belt, he need
GREEN BELT
PUBLIC INQUIRIES
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT1 971 S110
CA 24 February 1992. The applicants, S, applied for planning permission for development of a hotel in the green belt. The SoS called in the application under Town and Country Planning Act 1971 s25 and a public enquiry was held at which the council supported the application. The inspector concluded that the site did not make any contribution to the green belt and that the proposal would not course any actual loss of amenity to any resient or harm the natural environment. S emphasised the need for a hotel in an area of urban regeneration. In his decision letter the SoS concluded that the special circumstanes required to justify development in the green belt were not established and he was not satisified that the need for a hotel could not be met by development outside the green belt. S appealed. This was dismissed onthe grounds that the SoS`s decision letter was quite adequate if he was not satisfied that the demand for a hotel was incapable of being met outside the green belt, he need
GREEN BELT
PUBLIC INQUIRIES
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT1 971 S110