Philip Coates

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15 October 2025 | Author: Rory Stracey & Philip Coates

Daylight/sunlight material consideration for planning purposes

In the King (on application of Paul Knights) v South Norfolk District Council [2025], Mr Knight was successful in his application for judicial review of the Defendant Council's decision to grant planning permission based upon a planning officer's report that had failed to take into account all material evidence about the impact of the development on the light enjoyed by Mr Knights' neighbouring property.

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