Country
United Kingdom
Status
Decided
Sources
Sabin Center
Court name
High Court of Justice
Seat of court
England and Wales
Reference number
[2008] EWHC 1812
Abstract
The court upheld the grant of planning permission for a project which included a pre-case concrete manufacturing facility. A local resident challenged the district council’s decision, citing failure to consider the adverse impacts of the proposed facility on climate change, in particular, from carbon dioxide emissions. The court held that the omission of the effect of concrete production on climate change had not been raised in time, and in any case, did not render the Environmental Statement deficient.
Key environmental legal questions
Sought judicial review of local authority's grant of planning permission to a developer.