Judical Reviews of planning Permission
Case reference FOI2019/00309
Published 18 June 2019
Request
Questions for consideration All of the below questions relate to judicial reviews of planning permission from 2016-2018. Please answer in the formats provided below 1. How many judicial review claims of decisions to award planning permission/consent were received in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, and (c) 2018 Year Number of claims 2016 2017 2018 2.. What were the planning application numbers/references of the decisions that were subject to judicial review claims? Year Application Numbers 2016 2017 2018 3. Of the judicial review claims received, how many proceeded to a substantive hearing? Year Number proceeded to hearing 2016 2017 2018 4. Of the claims which proceeded to a substantive hearing, how many were found in favour of the applicant? Year Applicant successful at substantive hearing 2016 2017 2018 5. Of the successful claims, how many resulted in either a quashing order or an injunction being issued? Year Quashing or injunction issued 2016 2017 2018 6. How much was spent by the council on carrying out judicial reviews in 2016, 2017 and 2018? Year Average spent 2016 2017 2018
Response
We have considered your request for information regarding judicial reviews of planning permission from 2016-2018.
- How many judicial review claims of decisions to award planning permission/consent were received in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, and (c) 2018 Year Number of claims
2016 = 0 2017 = 1 2018 = 0
- What were the planning application numbers/references of the decisions that were subject to judicial review claims? Year Application Numbers
2016 - n/a 2017 - 16/P/02131 2018 - n/a
- Of the judicial review claims received, how many proceeded to a substantive hearing? Year Number proceeded to hearing
2016 = 0 2017 = 0 2018 = 0
- Of the claims which proceeded to a substantive hearing, how many were found in favour of the applicant? Year Applicant successful at substantive hearing
2016 = 0 2017 = 0 2018 = 0
- Of the successful claims, how many resulted in either a quashing order or an injunction being issued? Year Quashing or injunction issued
2016 = 0 2017 = 0 2018 = 0
- How much was spent by the council on carrying out judicial reviews in 2016, 2017 and 2018? Year Average spent
2016 = n/a 2017 = £6,000 (the settlement not counting Legal costs) 2018 = n/a
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