Horse Hill: Historic Win as Supreme Court Upholds Landmark Climate Case
June 21, 2024
June 21, 2024
LONDON, England, June 21 -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release:
Surrey County Council acted unlawfully by giving planning permission for oil production at Horse Hill in the Surrey countryside without considering the climate impacts of when the oil is inevitably burned, the Supreme Court has ruled today.
The judge said that planning permission for 4 new oil wells and 20 years of oil production at Horse Hill will now be quashed.
The lan . . .
Surrey County Council acted unlawfully by giving planning permission for oil production at Horse Hill in the Surrey countryside without considering the climate impacts of when the oil is inevitably burned, the Supreme Court has ruled today.
The judge said that planning permission for 4 new oil wells and 20 years of oil production at Horse Hill will now be quashed.
The lan . . .