The decision to approve the UK's first coal mine for 30 years has been thrown out by a High Court judge.

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UK blocks approval of first coal mine in 30 years

Legal challenges against the project were submitted by environmental campaigners.

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Whitehaven coal mine plan quashed by High Court

Angela Rayner will now be forced to reconsider the planning application for the coal mine project in Cumbria.

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Coal mine in Lake District beauty spot axed by High Court

Approval for site was ‘legally flawed’, High Court Justice rules in victory for climate activists

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Plans for Britain’s first coal mine in 30 years scrapped after landmark legal defeat

Mr Justice Holgate said arguments in favour of supporting the decision to grant planning permission for the site at Whitehaven were ‘unsustainable’.

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Planning permission for UK’s first coal mine in 30 years quashed by High Court

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Coal mine: High Court judge throws out project in Whitehaven, West Cumbria

LONDON (AP) — A judge on Friday rejected plans for the United Kingdom’s first new coal mine in three decades, delivering a victory for climate groups who challenged the project's claim it would have zero impact on global emissions.

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High Court rejects the UK's first new coal mine in 30 years

Environmental campaigners on Friday claimed a "huge victory" after a court ruling overturned a decision to allow planning permission for the UK's first deep coal mine in 30 years.

The decision to grant planning permission for what would have been the UK’s first coal mine in 30 years has been quashed by a High Court judge.

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Cumbria coal mine plans quashed - latest reaction

A furious row broke out on GB News today as climate campaigner Jim Dale heralded the decision to quash plans to build the UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years.At the High Court, judge Justice Colgate cited “legally flawed” environmental assumptions surrounding the Cumbria development for the ruling.READ THE FULL STORY

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Jim Dale celebrates 'common sense victory' after coal mine plans are scrapped

The decision to grant planning permission for what would have been the UK’s first coal mine in 30 years at Whitehaven in Cumbria has been quashed by a High Court judge. The Government first granted permission for the new coal mine in December 2022. Then-levelling up secretary Michael Gove greenlit the Whitehaven mine, in line with approval from the independent planning inspectorate earlier in the year.  West Cumbria Mining was to operate the min…

Coal mine: High Court judge throws out project in Whitehaven, West Cumbria

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