Town and country planning: planning permission

Town and country planning: planning permission - 2000 - Estates Gazette Case Summaries [2000] EGCS 145 (09/12/2000) .

"Macgay Ltd v SoS Environment, Transport and the Regions and others", CA 29 November 2000. Application to build motorway service station - inspector recommending application be refused because of doubt as to construction of access road - doubt removed by subsequent events - SoS adopting inspector's recommendation without giving further reasons - whether applicant substantially prejudiced by inpector's failure to give reasons - judge quashing decision of SoS - appeal dismissed. TAKEN FROM JOURNAL HEADNOTE.


PLANNING PERMISSION
MACGAY LTD V SOS ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS AND OTHERS
MOTORWAYS
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990