Town and country planning
Town and country planning
- 2001
- Estates Gazette Case Summaries [2001] 18 EG 172 (05/05/01) .
"Bexley LBC v SoS Environment and another", QBD 11 April 2001. Sainsbury's Ltd (the second defendant) tendering for retail development of the Grassington Road site. Claimant B preferred the rival tender of Safeway Supermarket plc. Sainbury's submitted a revised planning application. B failed to determine application, Sainsbury's appealed. Inspector found that granting permission would cause delay and uncertainty. SoS disagreed with inspector and granted planning permission. B sought to quash decision. Whether SoS failed to give proper reasons. "Held" claim allowed.
BEXLEY LBC V SOS ENVIRONMENT AND ANOTHER
SAINSBURYS
SAFEWAY
RETAIL DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING PERMISSION
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 S288
"Bexley LBC v SoS Environment and another", QBD 11 April 2001. Sainsbury's Ltd (the second defendant) tendering for retail development of the Grassington Road site. Claimant B preferred the rival tender of Safeway Supermarket plc. Sainbury's submitted a revised planning application. B failed to determine application, Sainsbury's appealed. Inspector found that granting permission would cause delay and uncertainty. SoS disagreed with inspector and granted planning permission. B sought to quash decision. Whether SoS failed to give proper reasons. "Held" claim allowed.
BEXLEY LBC V SOS ENVIRONMENT AND ANOTHER
SAINSBURYS
SAFEWAY
RETAIL DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING PERMISSION
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 S288