Redrow Homes Ltd. v First Secretary of State & Anor [2004] EWCA Civ 1375 (05 October 2004)

Condition 5 of the 1957 planning permission did not permit the Secretary of State to restrict the class of traffic using the access at point 6C; the imposed 2003 conditions unlawfully modified the original permission.

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Citation: [2004] EWCA Civ 1375
Parties: Claimant/1st Respondent: Redrow Homes Limited; Defendant/appellant: The First Secretary of State; 2nd Defendant/2nd Respondent: South Gloucestershire Council
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 05 October 2004
Procedural Posture: Appeal From High Court Administrative Court / Court of Appeal Judgment
Outcome: Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics: Construction of Planning Permission, Modification of Planning Conditions, Reserved Matters, Access to Highways

Planning Law Administrative Law Construction of Planning Permission Modification of Planning Conditions Reserved Matters Access to Highways

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Parties

Redrow Homes Limited

Claimant/1st Respondent

The First Secretary of State

Defendant/appellant

South Gloucestershire Council

2nd Defendant/2nd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal From High Court Administrative Court / Court of Appeal Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Proper construction of 1957 outline planning permission for access to public highway
2 Lawfulness of Secretary of State's imposition of traffic restriction conditions in 2003

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

Secretary of State's decision quashed
Costs awarded against Secretary of State

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