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The High Court refused permission for judicial review of a planning permission grant, holding the scheme was a dwellinghouse development and no EIA was required.
Chigwell Parish Council, R (On the Application Of) v Epping Forest District Council (Rev1) [2026] EWHC 901 (Admin) (17 April 2026)
The High Court refused permission for judicial review over a planning permission for a retirement community, holding no EIA was required and the grounds were unarguable.
Permission for judicial review of a planning permission grant was refused. The court found none of five grounds arguable, including consultation, conditions, EIA screening and flood risk.
Friends of Gillingham (Norfolk) Countryside Community Interest Company, R (On the Application Of) v South Norfolk District Council [2026] EWHC 777 (Admin) (31 March 2026)
The High Court refused permission for judicial review of a planning permission, rejecting challenges about footpath access, consultation, sequential assessments, wastewater conditions, and EIA screening.
Judicial review of a City of London planning permission for London Wall West was dismissed. The court rejected challenges based on EIA functional separation, demolition policy and enquiries into alternatives.
Luton And District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary Of State For Transport [2025] EWHC 3206 (Admin) (08 December 2025)
Judicial review of the London Luton Airport expansion DCO was dismissed. The court upheld the treatment of inbound flights, non-CO2 emissions, and the Climate Change Act framework.
Wildfish, R (On the Application Of) v Buckinghamshire Council [2025] EWHC 3060 (Admin) (20 November 2025)
The High Court dismissed judicial review claims over Buckinghamshire Council’s reserved matters approval, condition discharge, EIA screening, drainage, and biodiversity net gain.
Hynot Ltd, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero & Anor [2025] EWHC 2644 (Admin) (15 October 2025)
Permission for judicial review was refused over the HyNet offshore carbon storage consent, with the court finding no arguable EIA or Habitats Regulations error.
The defendant acted lawfully in relying on independent viability appraisals, was not obliged to publish certain reports as background papers, properly weighed heritage harm, considered alternatives where required, lawfully exercised delegated authority, and correctly treated the applications as separate projects for environmental impact assessment. No arguable error of law was established on any ground.
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The Defendant did not err in law in its interpretation of the development plan, its assessment of the bridge as a standalone project for EIA purposes, its advice to committee members, its handling of lobbying and site visits, its separation of powers arrangements, or its omission of the 2016 feasibility report; all grounds of challenge failed.
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