Reading Borough Council has been forced to abandon a statutory review against the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Michael Gove, after it failed to serve its application to other parties in time, reports Local Government Lawyer.
Local Government Lawyer writes:
The local authority lodged its application to the High Court challenging the lawfulness of the Secretary of State’s decision to call in and grant outline planning permission…
… Gove approved the application…
The local authority announced it had applied to the High Court to bring a statutory review… However, it has since reported that… ‘service to other parties was not completed on time, resulting in a technical breach of procedure’…
