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50 Cases found

D. G. Khan Cement Company v. Government of Punjab

At issue: Whether a provincial decision barring new or expanded cement plants in environmentally fragile areas was lawful
Jurisdictions:
  • Pakistan
    • Supreme Court
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Philippi Horticultural Area Food & Farming Campaign, et al. v. MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning: Western Cape, et al.

At issue: Petitioners challenged administrative decision allowing urban development.
Jurisdictions:
  • South Africa
    • High Court
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Stewart & Honan v. Moyne Shire Council

At issue: Permission to develop near an area subject to coastal flooding
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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Restall & Ors v. Hobsons Bay City Council

At issue: Permission to develop in an area subject to flood risk
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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Pridel Investments Pty. Ltd. v. Coffs Harbour City Council

At issue: Whether the council lawfully refused the development project application
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • New South Wales
      • Land and Environment Court
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Owen v. Casey City Council

At issue: Permission to develop in a floodplain
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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Fetterplace v. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council

At issue: Permission to build in area at risk from coastal flooding
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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Fetherston v. Wollongong City Council

At issue: Permissions to develop in spite of flood risk
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • New South Wales
      • Land and Environment Court
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D’Abate v East Gippsland Shire Council & Ors

At issue: Permission to develop in a floodplain
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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Cadzow Enterprises Pty Ltd v Port Phillip County Council

At issue: Relevance of sea level rise and flood risk to grant of planning permission for house construction
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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Printz Pty. Ltd. v. Glenelg Shire Council

At issue: Review local government's failure to issue permit for dwelling construction
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council v. Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and Regions

At issue: Challenge approval of permit for construction of a residential development due to flood risks.
Jurisdictions:
  • United Kingdom
    • England and Wales
      • High Court of Justice
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Ralph Lauren 57 v. Byron Shire Council

At issue: Whether the local government was liable to property owners for costs of erecting shoreline protections on their land and for compensation for lost value to their properties through coastal erosion.
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • New South Wales
      • Supreme Court of New South Wales, Common Law Division
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Goldfinch (Projects) Limited v. National Assembly for Wales

At issue: Challenge denial of planning permit due to flood risks
Jurisdictions:
  • United Kingdom
    • England and Wales
      • High Court of Justice
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Castletown Estates Ltd., Carmarthenshire County Council v. Welsh Ministers

At issue: Challenge planning permit denial
Jurisdictions:
  • United Kingdom
    • England and Wales
      • High Court of Justice
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Ronchi v. Wellington Shire Council

At issue: Whether the Tribunal should set aside a permit for development in a coastal area because a climate change risk assessment had not been completed.
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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Cooke v. Greater Geelong City Council

At issue: If there is a challenge to the Greater Geelong City Council's granting of a planning permit for the construction of two dwellings in Barwon Heads due to climate change concerns of flooding.
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland Proserpine/Whitsundry Branch Inc. v. Minister for the Environment and Heritage

At issue: Challenge to federal agency failure to require an environmental impact assessment for a coal mine proposal
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Federal Court of Australia
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West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority v. East Gippsland Shire Council

At issue: Whether the Council’s decision to grant a permit for use and development of a dwelling and removal of vegetation should be overturned for, among other reasons, climate-related flooding concerns.
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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Wade v. Warrnambool CC and Anor

At issue: Whether a planning permit was inconsistent with the local planning scheme due to insufficient consideration of flooding due to sea level rise.
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Victoria
      • Civil and Administrative Tribunal
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