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Court of Appeal hearing into Sizewell C set to begin

The decision to approve the new Sizewell C nuclear power station will come
under scrutiny tomorrow (Wednesday) when a legal hearing begins at the
Court of Appeal.

Campaigners opposed to the dual reactor development are
appealing against a High Court decision to refuse a judicial review into
then business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng’s decision to give the go-ahead for
the power station in July 2022.

The appeal relates to the issue of whether
a desalination plant will be needed to guarantee a permanent water supply
for the power station. Campaigners Together Against Sizewell C (TASC)
argued that the environmental impact of the plant was not included in the
planning application for the power station and therefore was neither
assessed nor taken into account when approval was given. However, Court of
Appeal Judge Lord Justice Coulson decided that TASC’s arguments for the
desalination plant should be looked at again.

East Anglian Daily Times 31st Oct 2023

https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/23890892.court-appeal-hearing-sizewell-c-set-begin/

Court of Appeal hearings on Sizewell C will start at 2pm today (1st
November) and continue on Thursday at 10am. You can follow the proceedings
live on You Tube.

Court of Appeal 1st Nov 2023

https://www.youtube.com/@courtofappeal-civildivisio3851/streams

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November 2, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, UK