Basketball Court Curfew Lifted
A woman who says that she has been plagued for years by anti-social behaviour and noise emanating from a basketball court next to her home has failed to convince the High Court that it was
Traffic Management Scheme Receives High Court Blessing
In a case which underlined the limits of judicial review, a campaigner who feared that a controversial city traffic management scheme would turn the historic Regency street where he lives into a rat run for
Modern Homes Need Modern Utilities
In a case which makes clear that, in the modern age, a household’s access to gas, electricity, water and other utilities is not a luxury but a necessity, the Court of Appeal has implied an
Wind Turbines and Heritage Buildings
In a case which underlined the special regard that planners must have to the setting of heritage buildings, a local authority has succeeded in its High Court challenge to plans for an 86-metre high wind
Court Defines ‘Self-Contained Living Accommodation’
In the context of Council Tax, the High Court has emphasised that it is the physical characteristics of premises, not the intention of their owners, that is decisive when it comes to assessing whether they
Affordable Homes Trumped by Housing Need
In an important decision for developers, a planning inspector’s decision that the lack of affordable homes in the City of York was trumped by the even more acute need for a greater supply of housing
Social Housing Rents Set to Increase for Better Off
A Government consultation which closed last December has led to proposals that will allow providers of social housing to charge their better-off tenants market rent for their properties. The proposals are intended to come into
Guidance on Licensing of Lap Dancing Clubs
In a case which gives important guidance on the correct approach to the licensing of sex establishments, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a businessman who spent more than £100,000 setting up a lap
Company Strictly Liable for Environmental Crime
In a case of vital importance to landowners and those involved in handling waste, the Court of Appeal has fixed strict criminal liability on a company – despite its plea that it was unaware that
Supreme Court Defines Aggravated Trespass
Shops and other commercial premises targeted by campaign groups will be afforded greater protection in future after the Supreme Court upheld the aggravated trespass convictions of two men who invaded a cosmetics store that they