Judge quashes planning permission for residential extension after planning authority decides not to contest claim
A High Court judge has quashed a planning permission granted by Dorset Council for a residential extension after the local authority did not contest the claim.
Landmark Chambers said the claimant in R (Hobbs) v Dorset Council (CO/556/2022) alleged that the council had:
(a) breached its statutory duty to consult him by failing to pass his consultation response onto planning officers;
(b) failed to have regard to material considerations; and
(c) failed to provide adequate reasons.
The defendant local planning authority did not contest the claim and Mrs Justice Lang quashed the permission.
Landmark said: “This case serves as a helpful reminder of the importance of consultation in the determination of planning applications and of the need for local planning authorities to ensure that their decision-making is clearly recorded.”
Ben Fullbrook of Landmark represented the claimant.