R v Surrey CC ex parte Oakimber Ltd
R v Surrey CC ex parte Oakimber Ltd
- 1995
- Property and Compensation Reports (1995) 70 P&CR 649-656(5) .
QBD 27 June 1995. SCC had designated over 370 acres, including an historic racetrack and airfield, as a conservation area. The site had been subject to comprehensive modern development. The applicant alleged the SCC failed to have regard to the proper extent of the area, and that the decision was irrational, and it was undesirable to have additional controls on an area indistinguishable from other development areas. Application dismissed. Court held that the line drawn was not irrational and that the development did not destroy the historic interest attached to the area. The court would be slow to interfere especially on the grounds of irrationality.
AREA OF HISTORIC INTEREST
BROOKLANDS RACING TRACK
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
CONSERVATION AREA
DESIGNATION
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
QBD 27 June 1995. SCC had designated over 370 acres, including an historic racetrack and airfield, as a conservation area. The site had been subject to comprehensive modern development. The applicant alleged the SCC failed to have regard to the proper extent of the area, and that the decision was irrational, and it was undesirable to have additional controls on an area indistinguishable from other development areas. Application dismissed. Court held that the line drawn was not irrational and that the development did not destroy the historic interest attached to the area. The court would be slow to interfere especially on the grounds of irrationality.
AREA OF HISTORIC INTEREST
BROOKLANDS RACING TRACK
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
CONSERVATION AREA
DESIGNATION
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT