The WLR Daily case summaries
[2025] WLR(D) 171
King’s Bench Division
New Forest National Park Authority v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and another
[2025] EWHC 726 (Admin)
2024 Dec 4; 2025 March 27
Mould J
Planning— Development— Planning permission— Inspector allowing appeal against refusal of planning permission for extension to existing rural dwelling in national park for increase of floor space exceeding limit in local plan policy— Whether inspector properly discharging duty to seek to further statutory purposes including conservation and enhancement of natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of national parks— Extent of duty—
National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo 6, c 97), ss 5(1), 11A(1A)