The Public and Third Sector Law Reports
[2013] PTSR D25
Queen’s Bench Division
Regina (Buckinghamshire County Council and others) v Secretary of State for Transport and another
[2013] EWHC 481 (Admin)
2012 Dec 3–
7,
10–
13,
17;
2013 March 15
Ouseley J
Planning— Development— Environmental assessment— Major national railways project— Command paper followed by post-consultation outline of plans in statement of decisions and next steps— Intended use of hybrid parliamentary Bill with deemed planning consent to realise project— Whether command paper “administrative decision” requiring “plan or programme” necessitating environmental assessment— Whether proper for court to rule on compliance of proposed hybrid Bill with EU environmental planning formalities— Whether consultation or proposed compensation arrangements flawed—
Parliament and Council Directive 2001/42/EC, arts 1, 2(a)
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Parliament and Council Directive 2011/92/EU, arts 5, 6, 8