Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2011] All ER (D) 136 (Oct)
Neutral Citation: [2011] EWHC 2566 (Admin)
Court: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London)
Judge:

Parker J

Representation James Pereira (instructed by Richard Buxton) for the claimant
  Jeremy Cahill QC and Satnam Choongh (instructed by Legal Services Department Derbyshire County Council) for the authority.
Judgment Dates: 12 October 2011

Catchwords

Town and country planning - Development - Development consent - Environmental impact assessment - Environmental impact assessment development - Defendant local planning authority granting planning permission for composting site of former colliery - Site in open countryside subject to restoration conditions not fully performed - Claimant affected by mining operations, failure to restore the land and by location of composting facility and seeking judicial review of planning permission - Whether environmental statement inadequate - Whether authority failing to consider relevant policies.

The Case

Town and country planning Development. The Administrative Court dismissed the claimant's application for judicial review of the local authority's decision to grant planning permission for a composting site of a former colliery.

Practice Areas

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