Regina (Champion) v North Norfolk District Council and another [2015] UKSC 52; [2015] WLR (D) 333
‘The formal procedures prescribed in the Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) legislation, including screening, preparation of an environmental statement and mandatory public consultation, had no counterpart in the habitats legislation. The decision whether an EIA was required had to be taken early in the planning process, although a negative decision might be reviewed subsequently. Mitigation measures might properly be considered at the screening stage and, where appropriate, included in the environmental statement.’
WLR Daily, 22nd July 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
