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In the Matter of An Application by Brian Quinn and Michael Quinn

Pays/Territoire
Royaume-Uni
Date
Fév 1, 2013
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
High Court of Justice
Siège de la cour
Northern Ireland
Numéro de référence
[2013] NIQB 24
Résumé
The applicants were brothers who owned lands in Northern Ireland. They sought judicial review of a Planning Commissioner’s refusal to permit their request to develop a renewable energy wind-farm on their lands. The permit process was based on a balancing exercise weighing the wider environmental, economic and social benefits of a project against its adverse impact. The court accepted the brothers’ assertion that the Commissioner’s conduct of the test proceeded on a material mistake of fact. In particular, the Commissioner had failed to properly consider the environmental, economic and social benefits of the wind farm, including the importance of renewable energy generation to the UK meeting its greenhouse gas emissions targets.

Key environmental legal questions:

Seeking judicial review of a refusal to permit their request to develop a renewable energy wind-farm on their lands.
Texte intégral
UK-In-re-Quinn-2013-NIQB-24.pdf
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