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035 _a(Sirsi) u56135
041 _aeng
245 _aSouth Lakeland DC v SoS for the Environment and another
260 _c1992
350 _a0
490 _aNew Law Journal
_v142(6538) 7 February 1992, 159-160(2)
520 _aHL 30 January 1992. A diocesan parsonage board applied for outline consent to build a new vicarage on land within the curtilage of an existing vicarage in a village lying within a designated conservation area. Council (S) refused the application on the ground that the proposal would be severely detrimental to the area. An inspector`s decision to uphold this refusal was quashed by the High Court on the ground that the inspector had failed to discharge his duty under Town and Country Planning Act 1971 s277(8) to pay special attention to the desirability of `preserving or enhancing` the character or appearance of the conservation area. On appeal by the SoS CA held that the inspector had discharged his duty under s277(8). S appealed to HL which held that `preserving or enhancing` the character or appearance of a conservation area under s277(8) was not restricted to positive contributions to preservation, but included developments that left character or appearance unharmed. Appeal accordi
650 _aCONSERVATION AREAS
650 _aPLANNING APPEALS
650 _aTOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971 S277(8)
690 _aCONSERVATION-CASE LAW
690 _aPLANNING LAW AND PRACTICE-CASE LAW
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c34248
_d34248