West Chestnut Realty Corp. v. Martin

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

West Chestnut Realty Corp. (petitioner) has appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County which dismissed the petitioner’s complaint in mandamus against the Board of Supervisors of Charlestown Township (Board). The petitioner was attempting to secure a “deemed approval” of its final plans for a residential development because the Board had not issued a written decision within 30 days as required by Section 711(c) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805, as amended, 53 P.S. §10711 (c).

We affirm on the basis…