We are currently challenging the refusal to suspend, in part or whole, the National Policy Statement for National Networks (NPSNN) while a review is carried out. Our concern is that the climate busting and other out of date policies will remain in force and be used to approve road schemes that should long have been consigned to the dustbin.

3rd challenge

We have a renewal hearing on 24 February at the High Court.

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 NPSNN.

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