Whelan v. Spotsylvania County Planning Commission

By JUDGE WILLIAM H. LEDBETTER, JR.

Edward P. Whelan, III, has petitioned for a writ of mandamus to compel the Spotsylvania County Planning Commission . to process his application for subdivision plat review and approval "in accordance with the policies and procedures existing on April 12, 1988," the date Whelan submitted his application. The Commission has filed an answer and a motion for summary judgment.

A hearing was held on the summary judgment motion on December 19, 1988, and counsel have filed memoranda. Admissions, primarily related to documentary exhibits, provide the evidentiary basis…