R. (on the application of HS2 Action Alliance Ltd and Hillingdon LBC) v Secretary of State for Transport and High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd

摘要

For the reasons I have given, whilst I grant permission for the claim to proceed, the claim itself is dismissed. Comment. This decision of Lindblom J was upheld by the Court of Appeal on December 9, 2014 [2014] EWCA Civ 1578. The fact that the Court of Appeal's judgment was a mere 23 paragraphs long demonstrates the robustness of Lindblom J's decision. His conclusion that the Safeguarding Directions do not "set the framework for development consent" was described by Sullivan LJ as according with common sense and he went on to state that his reasons largely echoed those given by Lindblom J.