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Newark & Sherwood District Council v. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
About this case
Filing year
2013
Status
Dismissed
Geography
Court/admin entity
United Kingdom → England and Wales → High Court of Justice
Case category
Suits against governments (Global) → Environmental assessment and permitting (Global) → Renewable projects (Global)
Principal law
United Kingdom → Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (England and Wales)
At issue
Challenge planning permission for the construction of a wind turbine
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Summary
Residents challenged an Inspector decision granting planning permissions for the installation of a wind turbine. The Inspector had found that the benefits of renewable energy production and benefits to the rural economy outweighed the harm of “inappropriate development.” The court upheld the Inspector’s decision, finding that the Inspector’s reasoning was acceptable despite the limited energy generation capacity of the turbine.
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Group
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Policy instrument
Impacted group
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Finance