Tromans, R (on the application of) v Cannock Chase District Council

The judicial review application was dismissed. The claimant was ordered to pay the defendant’s costs, assessed on the standard basis if not agreed.

The supplied text records a first-instance application for judicial review by Tromans against Cannock Chase District Council. The substantive grounds and issues are not stated in the supplied judgment text. The court dismissed the application and dealt with costs.

Mr Justice Forbes directed that the written judgment handed down that morning should stand as the transcript of his judgment. For the reasons contained in that written judgment, which are not included in the supplied text, the application was dismissed.

The defendant sought its costs. The claimant did not resist the principle of a costs order but requested detailed assessment. The court ordered the claimant to pay the defendant’s costs, with those costs to be assessed on the standard basis if not agreed.