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Habitats Directive: Assessments still needed
The European court has confirmed that mitigation measures cannot be taken into account when screening a project under the Habitats Regulations. Elizabeth Dunn and Lucy Metcalfe discuss the recent rulings over when to carry out an assessment ‘Under the Habitats Directive, if a development or project may have an impact on a European site, this …
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- Landelijke Vereniging tot Behoud van de Waddenzee & anor v Staatssecretaris van Landbouw (
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- R (on the application of Hart District Council) v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government & ors [2008] EWHC 1204 (Admin)
- R (on the application of Langton) v Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs & anor [2018] EWHC 2190 (Admin)
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