“…In R v Mendip District Council ex parte Fabre [2017] PTSR 1112 Sullivan J (as he then was) stated at [81] that, unlike a decision letter by a planning inspector, the purpose of an officer’s report is not to decide the issu…”
“…Hale of Richmond JSC in R (Morge) v Hampshire County Council [2011] PTSR 337, para 36 and the judgment of Sullivan J in R v Mendip District Council, Ex p Fabre [2017] PTSR 1112, 1120. Unless there is evidence to suggest otherwise, it may reasonably be assumed that, if the members followed the officer’s recommendation, they did so on t…”