Thomas David (Porthcawl) Ltd v Penybont Rural District Council

Subject Matter

TOWN PLANNING — Development, meaning — Mining operation — Sand and gravel extracted since 1937 — Enforcement notice served in 1966 — Whether enforcement notice served more than four years after commencement of operation valid — Whether every recurring act in mining operation separate act of development — Planning unit for purposes of enforcement notice — Whether confined to actual area of operations — Town and Country Planning Act 1962, ss 12 (1), 45

[1972] 1 WLR 1526; [1972] 1 WLR 354

Appellate History

Thomas David (Porthcawl) Ltd v Penybont Rural District Council [1972] 1 WLR 354; [1972] 1 All ER 733; 70 LGR 295, DC

Decision of the Divisional Court of the Queen's Bench Division affirmed

Thomas David (Porthcawl) Ltd v Penybont Rural District Council [1972] 1 WLR 1526; [1972] 3 All ER 1092; 71 LGR 89, CA

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