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Castletown Estates Ltd., Carmarthenshire County Council v. Welsh Ministers

Reporter Info: [2013] EWHC 3293
Status: Denied
Case Categories:
  • Suits against governments
    • Environmental assessment and permitting
      • Climate adaptation
Jurisdictions:
  • United Kingdom
    • England and Wales
      • High Court of Justice
Principal Laws:
  • United Kingdom
    • Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (England and Wales)
Summary:

Claimants challenged the decision by the Welsh Ministers to refuse to grant a planning permit for a mixed-use redevelopment, alleging that the Ministers used inaccurate flood and development advice maps to assess the risk of flooding. At issue was the precautionary approach employed by the Minister to take into account climate change to assess future flood risks. The court found that the Minister’s determination that there were impermissible flood risks at the site was fair and reasonable. The application for appeal was dismissed.

At Issue: Challenge planning permit denial
Case Documents:

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