Fuller v Secretary of State for Communities And Local Government & Anor
The inspector lawfully applied the relevant planning policy, undertook the required balancing exercise, and was entitled to impose conditions to mitigate harm to the tree; the challenge fails on all grounds.
- Parties
- Claimant: Fuller; First Defendant: Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government; Second Defendant: Islington Council; Third Defendant: Commodore Homes Ltd
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 14 January 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Judicial Review / Judgment
- Outcome
- Claim dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Planning Permission, Public Law Challenge, Local Authority Policy, Imposition of Conditions, Amenity Value, Balancing Planning Benefits and Harm
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Parties
Fuller
Claimant
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
First Defendant
Islington Council
Second Defendant
Commodore Homes Ltd
Third Defendant
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the inspector lawfully applied planning policy DM6.5 regarding harm to trees
- 2 Whether the inspector was obliged to make a specific finding on the effect of the development on the tree
- 3 Whether the imposed conditions were necessary, relevant, enforceable, and reasonable
Ratio Decidendi
The inspector lawfully applied the relevant planning policy, undertook the required balancing exercise, and was entitled to impose conditions to mitigate harm to the tree; the challenge fails on all grounds.
Court Disposition
Claim dismissed
Orders
- Claimant to pay First Defendant's costs summarily assessed at £5,322
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