Hart District Council, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others: Admn 1 May 2008

Sullivan J said: ‘Unlike an EIA, which must be in the form prescribed by the EIA Directive, and must include, for example, a non-technical summary, enabling the public to express its opinion on the environmental issues raised (see Berkeley v the Secretary of State for the Environment [2001] 2 AC 603 per Lord Hoffmann at p 615), an appropriate assessment under article 6(3) and regulation 48(1) does not have to be in any particular form (see para 52 of Waddenzee judgment), and obtaining the opinion of the general public is optional . . ‘

Judges:

Sullivan J

Citations:

[2008] EWHC 1204 (Admin)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedChampion, Regina (on The Application of) v North Norfolk District Council and Another SC 22-Jul-2015
‘The appeal concerns a proposed development by Crisp Maltings Group Ltd (‘CMGL’) at their Great Ryburgh plant in Norfolk, in the area of the North Norfolk District Council (‘the council’). It was opposed by the appellant, Mr Matthew Champion, a . .
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Planning

Updated: 17 July 2022; Ref: scu.270055