Hyndburn Council which covers a relatively small area of Accrngton near Blackburn, has been defeated in a High Court ruling over the introduction of Selective Licensing.
The judge ruled that both the consultation process AND the designation of the area proposed were unlawful. Needless to say, the Council are proposing a revised submission in ‘consultation’ with the landlord’s that opposed the original submission.
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This follows an earlier backdown by Nottingham City Council last year for a similar scheme, which was vehemently opposed by loacl landlord association EMPO
