Environment
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R (on the application of ClientEarth) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air pollution – Directive 2008/50/EC – Limits on nitrogen dioxide levels in outdoor air – UK not complying with mandatory limits by deadline imposed by directive – Air quality plans…
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R (on the application of ClientEarth) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air pollution – Directive 2008/50/EC – Limits on nitrogen dioxide levels in outdoor air – UK not complying with mandatory limits by deadline imposed by directive – Air quality plans…
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R (on the application of Thames Water Utilities Ltd) v Bromley Magistrates’ Court
Controlled waste – Environmental Protection Act 1990 – Escape of sewage from system – Claimant sewerage undertaker convicted of offences of depositing controlled waste on land contrary to section 33(1)(a)…
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Shadwell Estates Ltd v Breckland District Council
Town and country planning Environment
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Shadwell Estates Ltd v Breckland District Council
Planning document – Area action plan – Designation of area for urban extension – Buffer zone applied to protect stone curlews in special protection area – Whether adoption of plan…
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PP 2012/128
A claim for judicial review will generally fail if the court considers that there is a suitable alternative remedy available. This might, for example, be a statutory right of appeal,…
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R (on the application of Manchester Ship Canal Co Ltd) v Environment Agency
Flood defences – Classification – Defendant classifying sluice gates on Manchester Ship Canal as formal flood defences falling to be disregarded when assessing flood risk and designating flood zones –…
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PP 2012/38
Environmental permit Nuisance
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Barr and others v Biffa Waste Services Ltd
Landfill – Nuisance — Claimant householders seeking damages in nuisance for odour from waste disposal site operated by defendant company – Whether defendant entitled to rely on defence of statutory…