29 November 2013
Venn v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2013] EWHC 3546 (Admin), [2013] All ER (D) 202 (Nov)
Although the term “environmental matters” in Art 1 of the Aarhus Convention was not defined, the definition of “environmental information” in Art 2.3 of the Convention was an indication of the intended ambit of the term “environmental”. There was a distinction between pure planning issues and environmental issues. Not every planning decision would engage environmental matters falling within the Convention, even taking into account the broad meaning given to environmental matters in the Convention.
