R (Substation Action Save East Suffolk Ltd) v Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Viewing document

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Referenced Legislation

Planning Act 2008 (c 29), ss 104, 114

National Planning Policy Framework (2021), para 162

Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy EN-1, paras 5.7.4, 5.7.9, 5.7.13, 7.5.3

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[2024] WLR(D) 22

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Rex (Substation Action Save East Suffolk Ltd) v Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

[2024] EWCA Civ 12

2023 Dec 6, 7; 2024 Jan 17

Coulson, Lewis, William Davis LJJ

Planning— Development— National policy statement— Development consent orders granted for wind farms comprising offshore and onshore development— Whether flood risk from surface water properly taken into account— Whether sequential test for flood risk properly applied— Whether consent orders lawful— Planning Act 2008 (c 29), ss 104, 114 — National Planning Policy Framework (2021), para 162 — Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy EN-1, paras 5.7.4, 5.7.9, 5.7.13, 7.5.3

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