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Luxury Hotel Faces Insolvency After Residential Planning Consent Refused

Luxury Hotel Faces Insolvency After Residential Planning Consent Refused

Developing land for housing can provide the knock-on benefits of saving troubled businesses, thus preserving jobs and local economic health. However, as a High Court ruling showed, such advantages do not always outweigh planning objections. The case concerned a luxury hotel in severe financial difficulties.

Discrimination Can Be Justified – Jewish Housing Charity Passes the Test

Discrimination Can Be Justified – Jewish Housing Charity Passes the Test

Discrimination is generally a dirty word, but it can very occasionally be justified. The High Court made that point in dismissing a challenge to a social housing charity’s policy of giving preference to members of the Orthodox Jewish community. The charity provided 470 homes in

High Court Green Lights Housing Development in Open Countryside

High Court Green Lights Housing Development in Open Countryside

Housing developments in the open countryside are frequently controversial but, as a High Court case showed, social and economic advantages – particularly the provision of affordable housing – can sometimes tilt the balance in their favour. A developer’s proposal to build 10 homes on farmland