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Ocado loses High Court battle against Islington

Online supermarket Ocado has lost a High Court battle against Islington LBC over the use of a storage and distribution centre in the borough.

Online supermarket Ocado has lost a high court battle against Islington LBC over the use of a storage and distribution centre in the borough.

The council reversed its decision to approve the use of an industrial estate in Tufnell Park, claiming it had granted development approval based on ‘false information' provided by property firm Telereal Trillium.

 

 

A judge dismissed the claim for a judicial review on the decision.

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High Court dismisses Bibby Stockholm legal challenge

By Mark Conrad | 23 May 2024

The High Court has dismissed a legal case challenging the Government’s controversial use of the Bibby Stockholm barge to house asylum seekers off the coast.

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Government must get its act together on housing supply

By Cllr Nesil Caliskan | 24 August 2023

Homelessness rates will rocket unless the Government deals with the fundamental issue of housing supply, warns leader of Enfield LBC and LGA Labour leader Cl...

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Scrutinising migration

By Mark Conrad | 24 July 2023

With asylum and immigration sure to feature in political debates ahead of a General Election, what does the Illegal Migration Act mean for councils? Mark Con...

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No time to wait – let's lead the way to a power shift

By Cllr Georgia Gould | 16 May 2023

A participative approach must sit at the core of our society and how we deliver public services, says speaker at next week's Stronger Things event Cllr Georg...