Judgement for our client was recently announced in the High Court against a Surveyor relating to the preparation of a certificate of compliance with planning permission prepared in connection with the construction of a new dwelling.
The Plaintiff had been prosecuted by the planning authority and ordered to demolish a wall at the entrance to the house which did not had planning permission.
Damages of £50,000 together with costs were agreed against the Surveyor to the cover the cost or reconstruction of the wall and diminution of market value of the property as a result of the reduction in the size of the plaintiffs garden (November 2010)
