R v Wicks

Subject Matter

TOWN PLANNING — Enforcement notice — Validity — Prosecution for failure to comply — Notice valid on face — Defendant contending notice served in bad faith and motivated by immaterial considerations — Whether entitled to challenge validity of notice in criminal proceedings — Town and Country Planning Act 1990, s 179(1)

[1998] AC 92; [1997] 2 WLR 876; [1997] 2 All ER 801, HL(E)

Appellate History

R v Wicks (1995) 93 LGR 377, CA

Decision of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) affirmed

R v Wicks [1998] AC 92; [1997] 2 WLR 876; [1997] 2 All ER 801, HL(E)

Commentary

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Decisions Open to Judicial Review - Procedural exclusivity 77.6

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