Planning Inspector, Inquiry Dates and Venue

The Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State to hold the second Inquiry is J Woolcock BNatRes MURP DipLaw MRTPI. Arrangements for the Inquiry are currently being finalised by the Planning Inspectorate.The Inquiry is currently scheduled to open at 10:00 hours on...

Second Inquiry date 5th November 2024

Hello Everyone I think that this has already been posted here but we just heard today that the next inquiry will start on 5th November and has been currently pencilled for 6 days. This is the same length of the last one!This gives us plenty more preparation time and...

KNOW YOUR ENEMY – NRS

NRS Aggregates Ltd lost its planning application to extract three million tons of sand and gravel replacing it with 1.6 million tons of “inert landfill” (builders rubble or equivalent) at Lea Castle Farm in May 2022It appealed the refusal at Public Inquiry in March...

Planning Inquiry Number Two

Hello Everyone,Since the Judicial Review decision we have been waiting to hear the next steps of this long process. We have now been notified that there will be a second inquiry to determine the original appeal again. I will add the letter we have received later.We...

Judicial Review Decision

Hello EveryoneUnfortunately we just heard about the Judicial Review outcome and it isn’t favourable.The judge ruled that the Inspector should not have referred to future legislation and that was a legal error.We can take comfort from the fact that 95% of his...