McCann first gained the unanimous consent for their application from East Cambs Council in February 2017.
However, a successful claim for judicial review followed and permission was quashed by the High Court less than four months later.
The reason given was that the council had failed to follow planning guidelines on screening opinions.
Mr Price said that notwithstanding its position over screening opinion, the council then sought a “substantial amount” of extra information.
Mr Price concluded that the main issue was of noise and the effects of those living nearby.
“At the time of the application, it would appear that noise had been an ongoing concern,” he said.
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The 2024sq m site is set to be transformed into what the proponents argue is a much-needed service station. An application for a service station was made previously on the site in December 2012, but withdrawn in April 2013, which Dr McCallum believed was due to public backlash. The community took a deep breath and hoped that was the end of it, Dr McCallum said. Then in 2017-18 there were murmurings again that a similar service station would be built on that site. The community again rallied to some extent to fight that but unfortunately ⦠there was no mechanism by which the public or anyone else could object to the approval of that development.
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Operation in ecologically sensitive areas like coastal areas without prior green clearances usually invites legal action, fines and even closures. Hundreds of projects are said to be operating across coastal areas without prior approvals.
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This implementation will be overseen and enforced by the State CZMA/Environment department.
The Environment ministry is increasingly shifting to its new mantra – of bringing in prospective green clearances and environmental compensation regime to bring in ‘compliance’ rather than ‘closure’ of industry for violations.
Operation in ecologically sensitive areas like coastal areas without prior green clearances usually invites legal action, fines and even closures. Hundreds of projects are said to be operating across coastal areas without prior approvals.