Brewer & Ors, R (on the application of) v Three Rivers District Council
The committee's consideration of the claimants' objections was fair, thorough and conscientious; the officer's report adequately summarised the objections; the woodland designation was a matter for the authority's judgment; and no procedural unfairness occurred.
- Parties
- Claimant: Plimsoll Shaw Brewer and Others; Defendant: Three Rivers District Council
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 30 April 2007
- Procedural Posture
- Judicial Review / Judgment on Application to Quash Tree Preservation Order
- Outcome
- Application refused
- Legal Topics
- Tree Preservation Orders, Procedural Fairness, Local Authority Powers, Costs
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Parties
Plimsoll Shaw Brewer and Others
Claimant
Three Rivers District Council
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Judgment on Application to Quash Tree Preservation Order
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Development Control Committee failed to consider objections to the Tree Preservation Order thoroughly, conscientiously and fairly
- 2 Whether the woodland designation for the TPO was appropriate
- 3 Whether procedural irregularities invalidated the confirmation of the TPO
Ratio Decidendi
The committee's consideration of the claimants' objections was fair, thorough and conscientious; the officer's report adequately summarised the objections; the woodland designation was a matter for the authority's judgment; and no procedural unfairness occurred.
Court Disposition
Application refused
Orders
- Application to quash the Tree Preservation Order is refused
- Claimants to pay the defendant's costs, summarily assessed at £9,020
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