Food Convertors Ltd v Wiltshire Council [2016] EWHC 136 (Admin) (29 January 2016)

Food Convertors Ltd v Wiltshire Council [2016] EWHC 136 (Admin) (29 January 2016)

The claimant's planning permissions expired because pre-commencement conditions were not satisfied and works were not in accordance with approved plans; the claimant also had an alternative remedy by applying for a certificate of lawfulness, precluding judicial review.

Citation
[2016] EWHC 136 (Admin)
Parties
Claimant: Food Convertors Limited; Defendant: Wiltshire Council
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
29 January 2016
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Renewed Application for Permission
Outcome
Permission refused
Legal Topics
Planning Permissions, Discharge of Planning Conditions, Expiry of Planning Permissions, Alternative Remedies in Judicial Review

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Parties

Food Convertors Limited

Claimant

Wiltshire Council

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Renewed Application for Permission

  1. 1 Whether the claimant's planning permissions (1997 and 1999) were lawfully implemented or had expired
  2. 2 Whether the Council lawfully refused to discharge planning conditions
  3. 3 Whether the claimant had an alternative remedy precluding judicial review

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant's planning permissions expired because pre-commencement conditions were not satisfied and works were not in accordance with approved plans; the claimant also had an alternative remedy by applying for a certificate of lawfulness, precluding judicial review.

Court Disposition

Permission refused

Orders

  • Renewed application for permission to apply for judicial review is refused