Challenge to council maintenance
Language: English Series: EGCS ; 1989 105Publication details: 1989Subject(s): Summary: In R v Hackney LBC , ex parte Secretary of State for the Environment QBD 6 July 1989 the application by the SoS that work carried out on two blocks of flats contravened a direction of March 1988 under Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 that works of new construction above a certain value were not to be undertaken by councils was dismised.The respondents claimed successfully that the work was maintenance not new construction.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB2528-05 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 28342-1001 |
In R v Hackney LBC , ex parte Secretary of State for the Environment QBD 6 July 1989 the application by the SoS that work carried out on two blocks of flats contravened a direction of March 1988 under Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 that works of new construction above a certain value were not to be undertaken by councils was dismised.The respondents claimed successfully that the work was maintenance not new construction.