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Town and country planning – Permission for development. The claimant had applied for planning permission for a wind turbine, which had been refused by the second defendant local authority. The claimant appealed to the first defendant Secretary of State, who dismissed the appeal. The claimant sought judicial review of the decision. The Administrative Court, in dismissing the application, held that there had been no failure to take into account a material consideration and that the planning inspector had given full reasoning.
Town and country planning – Permission for development. The claimant had applied for planning permission for a wind turbine, which had been refused by the second defendant local authority. The claimant appealed to the first defendant Secretary of State, who dismissed the appeal. The claimant sought judicial review of the decision. The Administrative Court, in dismissing the application, held that there had been no failure to take into account a material consideration and that the planning inspector had given full reasoning.
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