Hot cases: an update on key cases in environmental law practice

摘要

The concern in this important case was characterised by Advocate General Sharpston in her lucid and vivid opinion as 'death by a thousand cuts' (at [67] and [74]). The legal issue was what was meant by a plan or project adversely affecting 'the integrity of the site' within the meaning of Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive 92/43? The site in question was protected - a special area of conservation (SAC).