Date on which decision to grant planning permission is notified can be amended post-grant (R (Velayuthan) v LB Southwark)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?
• Case details

Article summary

Planning analysis: In R (Velayuthan) v LB Southwark, the High Court granted the claimant’s claim for judicial review against the local planning authority’s (LPA’s) decision to grant permission pursuant to section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) amending planning permission for two dwellinghouses (the Decision). The judgment provides a cautionary reminder of the importance of complying with one’s own policy where it exceeds statutory requirements, and also sets out that the date on which the decision to grant a section 73 permission is notified is not part of the grant of planning permission and thus can be amended administratively. Written by Christopher Moss, a barrister at 39 Essex Chambers.