Oakley v South Cambridgeshire District Council [2016] EWHC 570 (Admin); [2017] EWCA Civ 71

Planning update: A reasoned approach

Ralph Kellas examines a local planning authority‘s duty to give reasons, in light of recent case law ‘Statutory requirements to give reasons in relation to planning decision-making have developed piecemeal. They apply to a range of types of decision and decision-maker.‘ In September 2016, the Court of Appeal ruled that Dover District Council had failed …

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Planning Update: The right to know why

Is there now a presumption that reasons be given for planning decisions, asks Jamie McKie ‘Taking a step back, this direction of travel is perhaps unsurprising. The planning process has, at its core, the key values of public engagement and participation.’Within the last year, we have seen a surge of significant cases in which an …

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