Alternative sites can be a legitimate issue
Series: Planning (for the Natural and Built Environment) ; (1419)18 May 2001, 22(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Considers "R v North Warwickshire BC ex p Jones" concerning an application to overturn the grant of planning permission for a housing development on the grounds that the local authority had completely failed to consider alternative sites. Held that it is within the local authority's discretion to decide what is a material consideration, and that it was justified in this case. Alternatives would only be relevant in exceptional cases.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | X113025 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 113025-1001 |
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Considers "R v North Warwickshire BC ex p Jones" concerning an application to overturn the grant of planning permission for a housing development on the grounds that the local authority had completely failed to consider alternative sites. Held that it is within the local authority's discretion to decide what is a material consideration, and that it was justified in this case. Alternatives would only be relevant in exceptional cases.