A Planning Condition Requiring Dedication of Land for Public Use is Unlawful
By EsqSocial Corporation 28/10/20
On 16 October 2020, the English Court of Appeal delivered judgment in DB Symmetry v Swindon Borough Council & Another, confirming that a planning condition requiring dedication of land for public use without compensation is unlawful, and preferring the appellant's interpretation of the condition which avoided that result. On 16 October 2020, the English Court of Appeal delivered judgment in DB Symmetry v Swindon Borough Council & Another, confirming that the principle established in the...
By: Jones Day