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Newark & Sherwood District Council v. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Date
Jul 19, 2013
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
Seat of court
London
Judge
MORRIS S.
Reference number
[2013] EWHC 2162
Language
English
Subject
Land & soil, Energy
Abstract

Residents challenged an Inspector decision granting planning permissions for the installation of a wind turbine. The Inspector had found that the benefits of renewable energy production and benefits to the rural economy outweighed the harm of “inappropriate development.” The court upheld the Inspector’s decision, finding that the Inspector’s reasoning was acceptable despite the limited energy generation capacity of the turbine.

Source:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/litigation/newark-sherwood-district-council-v-the-secretary-of-state-for-communities-and-local-government-high-court-of-justice-queens-bench-division-2013/

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