The authority granted approval of an extension of the airport runway in 1994, but on a later application required an environmental impact assessment. That was provided, and dealt with the impact of both extensions. The applicant sought judicial review of the first approval. He argued that the delay was overborne by the importance now attached to such procedures.
Held: The application for review was refused. The considerable delay had allowed many millions of pounds to be spent, and further money would be spent taking down what had been built.
Citations:
Gazette 28-Apr-2000
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Regina v North West Leicestershire District Council QBD 29-Sep-1999
The applicant sought review several years after a decision allowing an extension of a runway, having come to be affected by the increase in noise. She said the decision should only have been made after an assessment of the consequential . .
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Planning, Judicial Review
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.87450
