Resident Wins High Court Permission for Judicial Review
At a five-hour hearing before Mr Justice Dove on 19 April, permission was granted for a full judicial review of the planning decision covering the development of Enderby Wharf (North) including the contentious planned cruise liner terminal. The grounds of for the review are the nature of the air quality assessments undertaken during the planning process and presented to the Planning Board of Greenwich Council last summer. Miss Jenny Wigley, on behalf of the Claimant, argued
Cruise Port Legal Challenge Update
High Court hearing for toxic cruise liner terminal battle The legal challenge of the Council’s decision to permit cruise liners to berth at Greenwich and permit significant levels of air pollution will be considered by a judge at an oral hearing on 19 April 2016. A local resident backed by an increasing number of supporters applied for permission for judicial review in early February 2016. The court has considered the papers at the initial stage and did not grant permission
