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/ Full text 2162.html Website www.bailii.org