R v Exeter City Council, ex parte J. L. Thomas & Company Ltd

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1990
Year1990
CourtQueen's Bench Division
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  • Bishop's Stortford Civic Federation v East Hertfordshire District Council Anley Trustees Ltd and Another (Interested Parties)
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 21 Febrero 2014
    ...gave no weight to his comments. It is permissible for the court to examine whether a Council acted for an ulterior purpose: R v Exeter CC ex p J L Thomas & Co Ltd [1995] 1 QB 471. 30 None of this persuades me that, as Mr Colville submitted, the decision should be quashed. The first issue is......
  • Betterment Properties (Weymouth) Ltd v Dorset County Council
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 7 Marzo 2012
    ...delay' within the meaning of that term in s.31(6) of the 1981 Act. I agree with the approach of Simon Brown J in R v Exeter City Council, ex parte J L Thomas & Co Ltd [1991] 1 QB 471, [1990] 1 All ER 413, page 484 of the former report: "I cannot sufficiently stress the crucial need in case......
  • R (Cummins) v Camden London Borough Council
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 21 Diciembre 2001
    ...be appropriate, in order for them to have been made promptly. The general force of the comments of Simon Brown J in R v Exeter City Council ex p. J.L. Thomas & Co. Ltd. 1991 1QB471. p484 continues to apply. 294 I do not consider that any good reason for extending time has been shown. The r......
  • R (Health & Safety Executive) v Wolverhampton City Council
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 30 Julio 2010
    ...and Local Government [1971] AC 508, Hoveringham Gravels Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [1975] 1QB 754 CA, R v Exeter City Council ex p. J.L. Thomas & Co Ltd [1991] 1 QB 471, R v Bassetlaw District Council ex p. Oxby [1998] PLCR 283, R v Caradon District Council ex p. Knott (19......
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