R (Buckinghamshire County Council) v Secretary of State for Transport

Subject Matter

PLANNING — Development — Environmental assessment — Major national railways project — Post-consultation command paper containing 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 "plan or programme" which “set the framework for future development consent” necessitating strategic environmental assessment — Whether proper for court to rule on compliance of proposed hybrid Bill with EU environmental planning formalities — Whether proposed hybrid Bill compliant with EU environmental planning formalities — Parliament and Council Directive 2001/42/EC, arts 1, 2(a), 3(2) — Parliament and Council Directive 2011/92/EU, arts 1(4), 6(2), 11(1)

[2013] EWHC 481 (Admin); [2013] PTSR D25; [2013] WLR (D) 122, QBD

[2013] EWCA Civ 920; [2013] PTSR 1194; [2014] 1 CMLR 10; [2013] WLR (D) 308, CA

[2014] UKSC 3; [2014] 1 WLR 324; [2014] PTSR 182; [2014] 2 All ER 109; [2014] WLR (D) 28; Case details, SC(E)

Appellate History

Commentary

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