03 June 2016
Turner v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2016] EWCA Civ 466, [2016] All ER (D) 141 (May)
The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against a decision of the planning inspector not to grant permission for development of land within the green belt. The Planning Court had been correct to find that the inspector had not erred in his approach to the assessment of impact on the openness of the green belt. The court gave guidance on the interpretation of “openness” as used in para 89 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
