We challenged the designation of the National Networks National Policy Statement for (NNNPS) during the last hours of the Conservative government. Disappointingly, the new Labour government chose to defend it. Our concern remains that climate busting and other out of date policies remain in force and are being used to approve road schemes that should have been consigned to the dustbin.

4th challenge

High Court Judgment - 22 May 2025

DfT's Skeleton Argument - 26 March 2025

TAN's Skeleton Argument - 18 March 2025

DfT's Detailed Grounds of Resistance - 4 February 2025

We had a renewal hearing on 3 December 2024 at the High Court that was successful.

DfT's Summary Grounds of Resistance - 29 August 2024

TAN's Statement of Facts and Grounds - 3 July 2024

3rd challenge

We had a renewal hearing on 24 February 2022 at the High Court to suspend parts of the NNNPS which unfortunately was unsuccessful.

High Court permission decision - 21 December 2021

TAN's Statement of Facts and Grounds - 1 September 2021

2nd challenge

A second challenge was launched after Grant Shapps refused for a second time in March 2021 to review the NNNPS. This became academic when he eventually conceded it needed reviewing in July 2021.

TAN's Statement of Facts and Grounds - 23 April 2021

1st challenge

The following letters were written in response to the Government's request for a stay after it announced it was minded to reconsider its position by the end of February, a deadline that it missed:

Letter to Department of Transport - 18 January, 2021

Letter to Department of Transport - 15 January, 2021

Our statement of facts and grounds submitted to the High Court that was amended in light of the late release of documents by the Government, the day before we filed our claim:

TAN's amended statement of facts and grounds - 10 December, 2020

These are our seven pre-action protocol letters for judicial review of the Grant Shapps’ refusal to review the National Policy Statement for National Networks (NPSNN). Note the sheer number of these letters is mainly due to the obstructiveness of the DfT.

7th Pre-Action Protocol letter to DfT - 9 December, 2020

6th Pre-Action Protocol letter to DfT - 27 November, 2020

5th Pre-Action Protocol letter to DfT - 16 November, 2020

4th Pre-Action Protocol letter to DfT - 4 November, 2020

3rd Pre-Action Protocol letter to DfT - 18 August, 2020

2nd Pre-Action Protocol letter to DfT - 28 July, 2020

1st Pre-Action Protocol letter to DfT - 2 July, 2020