THE QUEEN (on the application of CHALA ALICE FISKE) v TEST VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL

THE QUEEN (on the application of CHALA ALICE FISKE) v TEST VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL

The authority was not legally compelled to consider or address the incompatibility between the 2017 and 2021 permissions or the potential for breach of planning control; such matters were for the developer to resolve, and the authority's failure to grapple with them did not amount to an error of law.

Parties
Claimant: Chala Alice Fiske; Defendant: Test Valley Borough Council; Interested Party: Woodington Solar Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
13 May 2022
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Judgment
Outcome
Claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Incompatible Planning Permissions, Material Considerations in Planning Decisions, Judicial Review of Planning Decisions

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Parties

Chala Alice Fiske

Claimant

Test Valley Borough Council

Defendant

Woodington Solar Limited

Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the authority erred in law by failing to consider the incompatibility between the 2017 and 2021 planning permissions
  2. 2 Whether the authority was required to have regard to the potential breach of planning control arising from the implementation of the 2021 permission

Ratio Decidendi

The authority was not legally compelled to consider or address the incompatibility between the 2017 and 2021 permissions or the potential for breach of planning control; such matters were for the developer to resolve, and the authority's failure to grapple with them did not amount to an error of law.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed