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The Climate Litigation Database

R. (on the application of Littlewood) v. Bassetlaw DC

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Document Type
Litigation

About this case

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Status
Application dismissed
Court/admin entity
United KingdomEngland and WalesHigh Court of Justice
Case category
Suits against governments (Global)Environmental assessment and permitting (Global)Other projects (Global)
Principal law
United KingdomTown and Country Planning Act 1990 (England and Wales)
At issue
Sought judicial review of local authority's grant of planning permission to a developer.

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Summary

The court upheld the grant of planning permission for a project which included a pre-case concrete manufacturing facility. A local resident challenged the district council’s decision, citing failure to consider the adverse impacts of the proposed facility on climate change, in particular, from carbon dioxide emissions. The court held that the omission of the effect of concrete production on climate change had not been raised in time, and in any case, did not render the Environmental Statement deficient.