Construction News – Late June 2024
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A Supreme Court ruling last week could derail large sections of the national infrastructure pipeline, lawyers are warning.
On 20th June 2024 the Supreme Court ruled that Surrey County Council had breached planning law in approving an application by Horse Hill Developments for oil extraction near Horley because it had failed to consider the wider environmental implications.
Local resident Sarah Finch, on behalf of the Weald Action Group, argued that the council’s environmental impact assessment should have included the impact of burning the fuel after its extraction, and not just the extraction process itself.
In a split 3-2 decision, the Supreme Court agreed with her.
