UK government to scrap European law protecting special habitats – The Guardian

‘Environment secretary George Eustice wants to tear up a key piece of European law that environmentalists say protects cherished habitats in the UK.’

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The Guardian, 30th June 2022

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Landowner facing legal action over ‘decimation’ of Herefordshire river – The Guardian

‘A landowner is facing legal action for what environmental regulators say is the decimation of a protected river.’

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The Guardian, 9th March 2022

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Court dismisses challenge to decision granting planning permission for relocation of works at nuclear power station within AONB – No. 5 Chambers

‘The Claimant sought judicial review of the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for replacement facilities in respect of what is known as “Sizewell B” power station, part of the Sizewell power stations in Suffolk, in advance of a decision on whether or not to grant development consent for “Sizewell C”. The site lies within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB and the Suffolk Heritage Coast. The Sizewell Marshes SSSI lies immediately west and north of the site and within the western boundary lies Coronation Wood. The Claimant was Secretary and member of “Together Against Sizewell C”, a group which held concerns as to the sensitive nature of the environment around Sizewell and the impact of the Sizewell C project.’

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No. 5 Chambers, 8th October 2020

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Judge criticises multi-millionaire tycoon over unpaid fine for illegally felling trees – Daily Telegraph

‘Sir John Thomas, the Lord Chief Justice, says ‘one law for rich and another for poor’ as he tells court penalty imposed on Philip Edward Day should not still be outstanding.’

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Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2014

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Edinburgh Woollen Mill boss Philip Day fined over wood damage – BBC News

Posted August 7th, 2013 in fines, forestry, negligence, news, sites of special scientific interest by sally

“A tycoon has been ordered to pay almost £1m for damage caused to ancient woodland in Cumbria.”

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BBC News, 2nd August 2013

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Shooting company fined over damage to Farndale – BBC News

“A field sports company has been fined £40,000 after damaging part of the North York Moors National Park.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2011

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Regina (Boggis and Another) v Natural England – Times Law Reports

Posted December 8th, 2009 in law reports, planning, sites of special scientific interest by sally

Regina (Boggis and Another) v Natural England

Court of Appeal

“The notification of a site of special scientific interest by English Nature was not a plan or project requiring an assessment of its conservation implications on any special protection area which it might affect.”

The Times, 8th December 2009

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R (Boggis) and another v Natural England – WLR Daily

R (Boggis) and another v Natural England [2009] EWCA Civ 1061; [2009] WLR (D) 304

“A notification pursuant to s 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 that an area of land was of special scientific interest did not constitute a ‘plan’ or a ‘project’ for the purposes of art 6(3) of Council Directive 92/43/EC (‘the Habitats Directive’) and so was not subject to an appropriate assessment of its conservation implications for any special protection area on which it was likely to have a significant effect.”

WLR Daily, 23rd October 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Regina (Boggis and Another) v Natural England – Times Law Reports

Posted February 25th, 2009 in judicial review, law reports, sites of special scientific interest by sally

Regina (Boggis and Another) v Natural England

Queen’s Bench Division

“Designation of a Site of Special Scientific Interest without considering its effect on a neighbouring Special Protection Area for the protection of rare or vulnerable bird species, could amount to a plan which should not be carried out.”

The Times, 25th February 2009

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Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Coastal campaigner wins legal battle to save clifftop property – The Guardian

“A 77-year-old retired engineer from Suffolk, known locally as King Canute, yesterday won a two-year high court battle to save his ancestral home from the advancing North Sea.”

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The Guardian, 6th December 2008

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