Bowen-West v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors Country/Territory United Kingdom Type of court National - higher court Date Jan 18, 2012 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Court of Appeal Seat of court London Judge Laws, Tomlison and Kitchin. Reference number [2012] EWCA Civ 321 Language English Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous waste Radioactive waste Abstract In the present case the Court of Appeal held that the question whether an Environmental Statement for the deposit of lower level radioactive waste should have considered a larger scheme (the future expansion of the landfill in question), within the context of indirect secondary or cumulative effects, was a question of fact and judgement. He rejected the appellants argument that the question is one of law and declined to refer the matter to the Court of Justice. Full text COU-159747.pdf