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

Subject Matter

PLANNING — Development — National policy statement — Development consent granted for wind turbine projects comprising offshore and onshore development — Whether development consent orders unlawful — Whether flood risk from surface water properly taken into account — Whether insufficient weight given to harm to heritage assets — Whether sufficient consideration of alternative sites — Planning Act 2008 (c 29), ss 104, 114 — Infrastructure Planning (Decision) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/305), reg 3 — National Planning Policy Framework (2021), paras 161, 162 — Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy EN-1, Pts 4.4, 5.7

[2022] EWHC 3177 (Admin); [2023] PTSR 975; [2022] WLR(D) 505, KBD

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 5.7.3, 5.7.4, 5.7.9, 5.7.13

[2024] EWCA Civ 12; [2024] PTSR 561; [2024] WLR(D) 22, CA

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