Petition updateNOT ANOTHER INCINERATOR IN BEXLEY

WELCOME NEWS - The Mayor of London calls for a Judicial Review

Jenni WhiteBexleyheath, ENG, United Kingdom
May 27, 2020


The Mayor of London says he is to push for a Judicial Review into the decision to grant Cory Riverside Energy permission to build a second energy from waste (EfW) plant in Belvedere, south east London. Under the plans, an 800,000 tonnes per year capacity plant will be built alongside Cory’s existing 75,000 tonne plant  -(https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/mayor-judicial-review-cory-efw

Another report gives some details -
(https://thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2020/05/22/mayor-of-london-requests Mayor of London requests judicial review of incinerator decision. 22nd May 2020  
The Havering Daily Comments …In April Jon Cruddas MP for Dagenham and Rainham and Abena Oppong-Asare MP for Erith and Thamesmead; sent a joint letter to Sadiq Khan, urging him to launch a Judicial Review into the Government’s approval of a second waste incinerator in Belvedere.

What is a Judicial Review - 
extract from Judicial review | Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
(https://www.judiciary.uk/you-and-the-judiciary/judicial-review
Judicial review is a type of court proceeding in which a judge reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action made by a public body. In other words, judicial reviews are a challenge to the way in which a decision has been made, rather than the rights and wrongs of the conclusion reached.

We await further news!

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