The WLR Daily case summaries
[2013] WLR (D) 308
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 a “plan or programme” which “set the framework for future development consent” necessitating environmental assessment— — Whether proper for court to rule on compliance of proposed hybrid Bill with EU environmental planning formalities— — Parliament and Council Directive 2001/42/EC, arts 2(a), 3(2)— — Parliament and Council Directive 2011/92/EU, art 6