Halton Borough Council (claimant/appellant) v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (defendant/respondent)

Wednesday 19 November 2025

By Appellant’s Notice submitted on 29 October 2024, Halton Borough Council, claimant below, appeal the decision of Fordham J sitting in Planning Court dated 21 August 2024 dismissing the claim for judicial review and making a cost order.

The Appellant appeals against the order dismissing its application for judicial review of two costs orders made on 27th July 2022 by an official in the Planning Inspectorate following a public inquiry in January 2022 into an application by M J Gleeson Limited for planning permission for 139 dwellings on land at Sandy Lane, Runcorn.

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