The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal over a 16-week sentence, removed the direction that it run consecutively, granted an extension of time, and held it was served.
Summary judgment was granted for the defendants on liability for Claim 2. The court held Persimmon had no realistic prospect of proving an extension of time.
Summary judgment
Construction of contractual approval/consent provisions
Infrastructure works
Attenuation pond relocation
Extension of time
Highways act 1980 section 38 and section 278 agreements
Permission to apply for judicial review was refused because the claim against the Home Office was premature, no final deportation decision had been made, and alternative remedies existed. The claims against the Secretary of State for Justice regarding prison categorisation and HDC were lawfully based on ongoing deportation proceedings, with no exceptional circumstances established. No arguable merit was found in any grounds, so extension of time and interim relief were also refused.
The applicant's grounds for appeal are not arguable, and there is no merit in granting the extension of time; therefore, the application is refused and the appeal dismissed.
Extension of time granted for first appeal due to minor error in document submission and substantial impairment from mental ill-health, supported by medical evidence and absence of prejudice. Extension refused for costs appeal due to lack of grounds, excessive delay, and insufficient justification.
The High Court refused an extension of time for service in a section 288 planning statutory review, holding that late service on the interested parties defeated jurisdiction.
Arun District Council v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & Ors [2026] EWHC 1172 (Admin) (15 May 2026)
The High Court refused Arun District Council permission for section 288 review after late service on the developers deprived the court of jurisdiction.