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| Runnymede council challenged over new homes | Runnymede council challenged over new homes |
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| A company owned by the ruler of Dubai is challenging a decision to approve plans for more than 100 new homes in Surrey. | A company owned by the ruler of Dubai is challenging a decision to approve plans for more than 100 new homes in Surrey. |
| Solicitors acting for Smech Properties Limited, which owns the Longcross Estate, have served papers on Runnymede Council. | Solicitors acting for Smech Properties Limited, which owns the Longcross Estate, have served papers on Runnymede Council. |
| Crest Nicholson was granted permission for the "village" on a site in Longcross, near Chertsey, in July. | Crest Nicholson was granted permission for the "village" on a site in Longcross, near Chertsey, in July. |
| Smech Properties is owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. | Smech Properties is owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. |
| Sheikh Mohammed is also vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates. | Sheikh Mohammed is also vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates. |
| Smech Properties is applying for a judicial review relating to the process the council followed in granting planning permission for the former Defence Evaluation and Research Agency site. | Smech Properties is applying for a judicial review relating to the process the council followed in granting planning permission for the former Defence Evaluation and Research Agency site. |
| 'Technical legal grounds' | 'Technical legal grounds' |
| A council spokesman said the authority was currently drafting and submitting its summary grounds of defence. | A council spokesman said the authority was currently drafting and submitting its summary grounds of defence. |
| Mario Leo, the council's corporate head of governance and assets, said: "This judicial review has been brought on a number of technical legal grounds relating to the process the council followed in making its decision to grant planning permission. | Mario Leo, the council's corporate head of governance and assets, said: "This judicial review has been brought on a number of technical legal grounds relating to the process the council followed in making its decision to grant planning permission. |
| "It is the view of the council that it has fully complied with its legal obligations and it will defend this claim vigorously." | "It is the view of the council that it has fully complied with its legal obligations and it will defend this claim vigorously." |
| A spokeswoman from Allen & Overy solicitors, who are acting on behalf of Smech Properties, said she could not comment because the case was ongoing. | A spokeswoman from Allen & Overy solicitors, who are acting on behalf of Smech Properties, said she could not comment because the case was ongoing. |
| Correction 4 October: This story has been amended to correct Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum's UAE title. |