Northcape Properties v. District Council of Yorke Peninsula Country/Territory Australia Date Mar 1, 2008 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Supreme Court of South Australia Seat of court South Australia Reference number [2008] SASC 57 (Australia) Abstract The South Australian Supreme Court upheld local council decision to refuse development consent on the basis of unacceptable climate change risks to the proposed development. The court found the proposed development in violation of the goals and objectives of the council’s Development Plan, and that hazardous sea level rise over the next 100 years due to climate change was a sufficient basis to support the refusal of the coastal development application.Key environmental legal questions:Challenge to local council decision to refuse development consent Full text climatecasechart.com