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High Court overturns election result where wrong person elected: report
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High Court quashes council planning decision by consent on flood risk ground
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High Court quashes decision by CCG to downgrade urgent care centre
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High Court quashes decision by council to refuse access to land it owned to carry out badger assessment
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High Court quashes decision by council to refuse to accept second homelessness application over failure to consider new medical evidence
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High Court quashes decision by deputy monitoring officer that parish councillor had breached code of conduct
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High Court quashes decision by Welsh council to combine three primary schools into one
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High Court quashes decision of planning inspector over misunderstanding of policy
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High Court quashes decision to approve festival under permitted development rights
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High Court quashes decision to transfer land to community council in skate park dispute
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High Court quashes farm planning approval over failure to consider ancient woodland and listed building
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High Court quashes Gove decision to block redevelopment of flagship Marks & Spencer store
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High Court quashes grant of planning permission by Secretary of State for Holocaust memorial
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High Court quashes grant of planning permission for restaurant extension
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High Court quashes grant of planning permission to café for extended opening hours
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High Court quashes housing needs assessments and suitability decision which saw claimant relocated to different borough
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High Court quashes inspector approval for Green Belt villa over previously developed land assessment
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High Court quashes planning permission for intensive poultry farm over environmental impact assessment approach
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High Court quashes planning permission issued six years ago
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High Court quashes planning permission over flawed report from planning officer
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