Surrey council threatens to take government to court in deepening local plan row

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Spelthorne says it is ’actively considering’ judicial review following housing minister’s intervention to stop withdrawal of draft local plan

A Surrey council has threatened to take the government to court over its decision to intervene without warning when the council was considering withdrawing its draft local plan.

Housing minister Rachel Maclean wrote to the council on September 14 in advance of a council meeting to use her powers to block the council from considering a motion to withdraw its plan from examination.

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