FOI request (FOIR-123270962)

Judicial reviews

Requested Fri 19 July 2019
Responded Fri 19 July 2019

All of the below questions relate to judicial reviews of planning permission from 2016-2018.

1. How many judicial review claims of decisions to award planning permission/consent were received in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, and (c) 2018

2. What were the planning application numbers/references of the decisions that were subject to judicial review claims?

3. Of the judicial review claims received, how many proceeded to a substantive hearing?

4. Of the judicial review claims, how many resulted in either a Consent Order or planning decision being withdrawn?

5. Of the successful claims, how many resulted in either a quashing order being issued?

6. How much was spent by the council on carrying out judicial reviews in 2016, 2017 and 2018?

7. For each of the claims detailed above, please provide details on the reasons why a judicial review claim was made.

Response

Q1:

2016 - 1

2017 - 0

2018 - 0

Q2:

2016 - HS/FA/14/00832

2017 - N/A

2018 - N/A

Q3:

2016 - 1

2017 - 0

2018 - 0

Q4:

2016 - 0

2017 - 0

2018 - 0

Q5:

2016 - 0

2017 - 0

2018 - 0

Q6:

2016 - £36,070.30

2017 - 0

2018 - 0

Q7:

HS/FA/14/00832 - Failure to take into account material considerations, error of fact in air quality calculations, failure to mitigate air pollution / non-compliance with EIA Directive, failure to consider cumulative impacts of relevant development, failure to have regard to need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.