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Developer fails in High Court challenge to condition preventing occupation of approved dwellings until water neutrality demonstrated
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Developer fails to convince High Court that CJEU decision was “wrong”
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Developer given permission for judicial review over failed football stadium land bid
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Developer loses Court of Appeal battle over allocation of funds from Building Safety Fund to replace cladding on tower blocks in Birmingham
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Developer loses Court of Appeal battle over decision by planning inspector on air quality
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Developer loses Court of Appeal battle over refusal of 765-home schemes
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Developer loses Court of Appeal battle over whether 'tilted balance' applied to 50-home scheme
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Developer loses High Court battle over planning consent after council admitted failure to give adequate reasons
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Developer loses legal challenge after drawing error invalidated planning permission
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Developer loses Planning Court battle over GPDO and unlawful conversion
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Developer loses Supreme Court battle over implementation of successive planning permissions
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Developer of 1,200-home urban extension wins High Court challenge over refusal of planning permission in ministerial decision letter
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Developer pulls applications over "spectre" of 50% affordable housing proposal
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Developer secures interim injunction halting referendum on draft neighbourhood plan
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Developer sues county, leader and chief exec over handling of planning application
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Developer to appeal High Court quashing of permission for 475-home development in ‘green gap’
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Developer to pay £67k, given community service over works to listed building
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Developer wins court battle with landowner over breach of “reasonable endeavours” obligation to help secure planning consent
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Developer wins court case over refusal of planning permission by minister against inspector recommendation
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Developer wins Court of Appeal battle with council over planning condition and status of access roads
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