The County brought a motion to dismiss the appellants' appeal of an Official Plan Amendment without a hearing, and sought costs.
The appellants had failed to comply with the Tribunal's procedural order, did not file an expert witness statement, and presented no planning evidence to support their appeal.
The Tribunal found that the notice of appeal did not disclose any apparent land use planning ground and that the appeal had no reasonable prospect of success.
The motion to dismiss was granted.
Due to the appellants' unreasonable conduct and failure to comply with procedural deadlines, the Tribunal awarded $5,000 in costs to the County.
