Just in case you were wondering ! South Lakes Action on Climate Change and Friends of the Earth are still waiting for Mr Justice Holgate’s decision on our Statutory Review of the 2022 planning consent for the Cumbria coal mine. We think it very likely that it will be announced before the end of September, […]
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After two and half days, the Hearing on our Coal Mine legal challenge is over. Maggie Mason, Henry Adams and Chris Rowley travelled to London , and attended the Royal Courts of Justice for the entire Hearing. Other supporters joined us for all or part of the time, and there was a good presence on
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West Cumbria Mining is NOT conceding defeat. It has confirmed that it will defend it’s planning permission, in the High Court from the 16th to 18th July. SLACC and FOE will , of course, continue as well. Lawyers for the Government will be present in Court to answer questions from the Judge, but will not defend
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The Secretary of State (SoS) of Levelling Up Housing and Communities (LUHC) has accepted that there was an “error in Law” in the previous decision to grant planning permission for the mine. The Government will therefore not be defending the decision, made in December 2022, to grant planning permission for the new mine, and will
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Congratulations to Sarah Finch and the Weald Action Group who have just won their case at the Supreme Court. They had challenged Surrey CC’s consent for a new oil well at Horse Hill near Gatwick Airport on the grounds that the greenhouse gas emissions from burning that oil had not been taken into account. SLACC
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After 5 years of campaigning it’s suddenly all happening at once! The Hearing for our legal challenge starts at the Royal Courts of Justice on the 16th July, but a new Government is likely to be in place on the 5th July. This is unlikely to significantly change the Hearing and it’s immediate outcome, but
Things are “hotting up” in every sense. Read More »
