Heritage Site Wind Farm Planning Consent Quashed
With the backing of English Heritage and the National Trust, a local authority has won a High Court challenge to plans for a wind farm that conservationists fear could result in substantial harm to a
Council’s Right to Sell Allotments Confirmed
An attempt to limit the right of a council to sell allotments and move the allotment holders to new allotments some distance away failed in the court recently. The council concerned wished to sell the
Gypsy Festival Landowner Jailed for Contempt
A landowner who allowed travellers to use his farm to celebrate a religious festival in breach of a judge’s order has been sentenced to four months’ imprisonment for his contempt of court. Although Errol Clarke
Family ‘Reasonably Requires’ Six-Bedroom Council House
A local authority tenant has fought off attempts to terminate her tenancy of a six-bedroom London home where her family has lived for more than 30 years. The London Borough of Brent’s plea that the
Do-it-Yourself Builder Triumphs in VAT Rebate Claim
A do-it-yourself (DIY) builder has triumphed in his fight for a substantial VAT rebate on materials he employed in the construction of his new home. The first-tier tribunal accepted the taxpayer’s argument that payment of
Farmer Cannot Live in Barn to Tend his Livestock
A farmer has failed to convince the High Court that that he should be allowed to live in a barn on his land for the purpose of tending his livestock. Despite the man’s plea that
Railway Station Development Go-Ahead
A campaigner has failed in a High Court challenge to plans for the redevelopment of Twickenham Station and construction of 115 residential units, rising to a height of up to seven storeys. Arguments that the
Wind Farms ‘Very Much a Hot Potato’ Issue
In taking the very unusual step of granting a protective costs order to a concerned resident who is challenging the grant of planning permission for a wind farm, the High Court has acknowledged that such
Defrauded Mortgage Lender Takes Debt Priority
A bank that erroneously discharged its mortgage security over a residential property owned by a fraudster has had its mistake put right by a judge. The High Court’s decision means that the bank will take
Tenants Can Veto Building on Neighbouring Plot
A restrictive covenant entitling long leaseholders of a block of flats to veto building work on an adjoining plot of land has been ruled enforceable. However, the High Court has implied a term into the