Jones – v – London Borough of Southwark [2016] EWHC 457 (Ch) 4 March 2016
It was revealed in this case that London Borough of Southwark and a number of other local authorities regarded themselves as agents in the collection of water rates for Thames Water but that they were in fact re-sellers and thus subject to the Water Resale Order 2006 which imposes maximum charges on re-sellers and allows only for modest administration charges.
McDonald – v – McDonald [2016] UKSC 28
Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights is the right to respect for private and family life and home.
R (Plant) -v- Somerset County Council and Taunton Deane Borough Council
This was a case where Community Law Partnership represented Mr Plant. The challenge to the decision to take eviction action against his unauthorised encampment was unsuccessful.
Lee -v- Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Runnymede Borough Council [2016] EWCA Civ 558, 17 June 2016
This was an appeal to the Court of Appeal concerning a refusal of planning permission for a Gypsy and Traveller site. Marc Willers of Garden Court Chambers represented the Appellant.
R (Dartford Borough Council) -v- Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (SSCLG) [2016] EWHC 635 (Admin), 21 January 2016
This application for planning permission for a Gypsy and Traveller site concerned land in the curtilage of a farmhouse. The Planning Inspector granted planning permission.
R (XY) -v- Maidstone Borough Council and Smith [2016] EWHC 1436 (Admin), 17 June 2016
This was a challenge by a local resident to a grant of planning permission. There were five grounds of challenge and one of them succeeded.
R (Eastwood) – v – the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead [2016] EWCA Civ 437, 10 May 2016
In this case, applications for permanent and temporary planning permission for a Gypsy/Traveller site in the Green Belt were refused but 18 months was given for compliance.
Winterstein and Others -v- France (application no. 27013/07)
The applicants are 25 French nationals acting on their own behalf and on behalf of their minor children.
Thurrock Borough Council – v – Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Ward [2016] EWHC 200 (Admin) 09 February 2016
A Planning Inspector granted Mr Ward planning permission for a temporary period for a Gypsy site in the Green Belt.
R (O’Brien) – v – South Cambridgeshire Council and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2016] EWHC 36 (Admin), 22 January 2016
This case involved applications for retrospective planning permission. Localism Act 2011 Section 123 amends Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by adding a new Section 70C which reads as follows:-