Performance Retail Ltd Partnership v Eastbourne Borough Council & Anor [2014] EWHC 102 (Admin) (18 February 2014)

Performance Retail Ltd Partnership v Eastbourne Borough Council & Anor [2014] EWHC 102 (Admin) (18 February 2014)

The inspector acted within her statutory powers in recommending modifications to the Core Strategy; the sustainability appraisal requirements were met by the combination of submitted documents; consultation was adequate; and the inspector's planning judgment on the hierarchy and protection of the town centre was lawful and rational.

Citation
[2014] EWHC 102 (Admin)
Parties
Claimant: Performance Retail Limited Partnership; First Defendant: Eastbourne Borough Council; Second Defendant: Secretary of State for Community and Local Government; Interested Party: Prudential Assurance Company Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
18 February 2014
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / High Court Judgment
Outcome
Claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Development Plan Documents, Sustainability Appraisal, Consultation Requirements, Statutory Interpretation, Judicial Review of Planning Decisions
Planning Law Administrative Law Local Government Law Development Plan Documents Sustainability Appraisal Consultation Requirements Statutory Interpretation Judicial Review of Planning Decisions

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Parties

Performance Retail Limited Partnership

Claimant

Eastbourne Borough Council

First Defendant

Secretary of State for Community and Local Government

Second Defendant

Prudential Assurance Company Limited

Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / High Court Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the inspector exceeded her powers under s 20 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 in recommending modifications to the Core Strategy
  2. 2 Whether the Core Strategy as adopted was subject to a lawful Sustainability Appraisal
  3. 3 Whether there was adequate consultation on the modifications

Ratio Decidendi

The inspector acted within her statutory powers in recommending modifications to the Core Strategy; the sustainability appraisal requirements were met by the combination of submitted documents; consultation was adequate; and the inspector's planning judgment on the hierarchy and protection of the town centre was lawful and rational.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed

Orders

  • Claim for judicial review is dismissed.