“…lternative proposals only fall to be considered in “exceptional circumstances”” (see R. (on the application of Mount Cook Land Ltd.) v Westminster City Council [2003] EWCA Civ 1346). It was “plainly rational” for the officer “not to have regard to any particular alternative”. No such alternative had been raised by the parish council apart…”
“…Leach was considered by this court in R (on the application of Mount Cook Land Limited)v Westminster City Council [2003] EWCA Civ 1346 which dealt with the potentially different considerations that apply to the defendant’s costs of filing an AoS, on the one hand, and its costs of attendance at…”
“… be ordered to pay a defendant’s costs of attending a permission hearing were considered by this court in R (Mount Cook LandLimited) v Westminster City Council [2003] EWCA Civ 1346; [2004] 1 PLR 29.…”