Buckles has successfully advised the appellant against enforcement proceedings instituted by a local planning authority, securing not only the withdrawal of the notice, but also an award of costs against the LPA.
The Secretary of State found that the LPA unreasonably failed to “carry out adequate investigations before deciding to take enforcement action … [and thereby] … caused the appellant to incur wasted expense in submitting what transpired to be an unnecessary appeal.
A full award of costs will therefore be made.
Please see cost decision here.
