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Administrative law [2025] JRC 139

Neville v Bray and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing

Neville v Bray and Ors (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Mowschenson : Planning) [2025] JRC 139 (23 May 2025)

The Jersey Royal Court dismissed a misfeasance in public office claim arising from planning enforcement and prosecution over unauthorized window replacements.

  • Misfeasance in public office
  • Malfeasance in public office
  • Planning permission
  • Enforcement notice
  • Retrospective application
  • Vicarious liability
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Administrative law [2023] JRC 196

Heath v Minister for the Environment

Heath v Minister for the Environment [2023] JRC 196 (23 October 2023)

The Royal Court held that the planning appeal time limit ran from the date of the Minister’s determination, not notification, and refused an extension of time.

  • Statutory interpretation
  • Time limits for appeal
  • Extension of time
  • Article 6 echr
  • Civil rights in property
  • Planning-law
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Administrative law [2023] JRC 193

Fauvel v Minister for Environment

Fauvel v Minister for Environment [2023] JRC 193 (21 October 2023)

The Royal Court allowed a planning appeal in part, finding the Minister gave inadequate reasons for departing from an inspector’s recommendation on solar panels.

  • Adequacy of reasons
  • Planning conditions
  • Apparent bias
  • Interpretation of planning permissions
  • Planning-law
  • Adequacy-of-reasons
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Planning law [2023] JRC 147

Brigham Young, Sovereign Hire Cars v Minister for Environment

Brigham Young, Sovereign Hire Cars v Minister for Environment [2023] JRC 147 (14 August 2023)

The Royal Court dismissed a planning appeal over a proposed car park in St Helier, holding that the scheme was a change of use and not irrationally refused.

  • Change of use
  • Planning permission
  • Policy interpretation
  • Irrationality
  • Island plan policies
  • Planning-law
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Administrative law [2023] JRC 108

Heath v Minister for Infrastructure, Housing and Environment 29-Jun_2023

Heath v Minister for Infrastructure, Housing and Environment 29-Jun_2023 [2023] JRC 108 (29 June 2023)

The Royal Court refused leave for judicial review of a planning decision, finding no procedural unfairness and holding that an alternative appeal route was available.

  • Judicial review
  • Procedural fairness
  • Planning committee referral
  • Alternative remedies
  • Judicial-review
  • Procedural-fairness
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Administrative law [2022] JRC 160

W. E. (Jersey) Limited v Minister for the Environment

W. E. (Jersey) Limited v Minister for the Environment [2022] JRC 160 (08 August 2022)

The Royal Court set aside the Minister’s call-in of planning applications for a public inquiry, holding that the reasons did not satisfy Article 12(1)(a) of the Planning Law.

  • Judicial review
  • Planning permission
  • Ministerial discretion
  • Public inquiry
  • Threshold for intervention
  • Judicial-review
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Administrative law [2022] JRC 044

WE (Jersey) Limited v Minister for Environment

WE (Jersey) Limited v Minister for Environment [2022] JRC 044 (18 February 2022)

The Royal Court granted WE (Jersey) Limited leave to seek judicial review of a ministerial decision calling planning applications in for public inquiry.

  • Judicial review
  • Planning permission
  • Public inquiry
  • Procedural impropriety
  • Pre-determination
  • Judicial-review
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Administrative law [2021] JRC 173

Sutton v The Connetable of St Brelade

Sutton v The Connetable of St Brelade [2021] JRC 173 (15 June 2021)

Interim mandatory relief was refused in a judicial review over kiosk trading and a parish car park, because the balance of convenience favoured allowing development to continue.

  • Judicial review
  • Interim relief
  • Procedural fairness
  • Public law injunctions
  • Planning permission
  • Public contracts
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Administrative law [2020] JRC 232

Richardson v The Minister for the Environment and James 04-Nov-2020

Richardson v The Minister for the Environment and James 04-Nov-2020 [2020] JRC 232 (04 November 2020)

The court allowed a late third-party planning appeal after the department failed to notify the objector of the grant of permission and the appellant acted promptly once aware.

  • Extension of time for appeal
  • Third party planning appeals
  • Right to be heard
  • Civil rights under article 6 echr
  • Notification of planning decisions
  • Planning-law
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Administrative law [2020] JRC 232A

Richardson v The Minister for the Environment and James 04-Nov-2020

Richardson v The Minister for the Environment and James 04-Nov-2020 [2020] JRC 232A (04 November 2020)

The Royal Court held it had jurisdiction to award costs in a planning appeal out of time, but exercised its discretion to make no order as to costs.

  • Jurisdiction for costs orders
  • Discretion in awarding costs
  • Planning appeals
  • Role of judicial greffier
  • Planning-law
  • Costs
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