Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 November 2018

Brian Holohan and Others v An Bord Pleanála

Request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court (Ireland)

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 92/43/EEC — Conservation of natural habitats — Conservation of wild fauna and flora — Road construction project — Appropriate assessment of effects on the environment — Extent of the obligation to state reasons — Directive 2011/92/EU — Assessment of the implications of certain projects — Annex IV, Point 3 — Article 5(3)(d) — Meaning of the concept of ‘main alternatives’

Case C-461/17


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
14/12/2018 Holohan and Others
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2018:883
07/11/2018 Holohan and Others
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2018:883
07/11/2018 Holohan and Others
Application (OJ)
22/09/2017 Holohan and Others
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2018:649
07/08/2018 Holohan and Others
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.23 Environment, sustainable development and climate
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.23 Environment, sustainable development and climate
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.23 Environment, sustainable development and climate
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.23 Environment, sustainable development and climate
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.23 Environment, sustainable development and climate
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.23 Environment, sustainable development and climate


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 28/07/2017

Date of the Opinion

  • 07/08/2018

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

07/11/2018


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 16 from 14.01.2019, p.21

Application: OJ C 338 from 09.10.2017, p.11

Name of the parties

Holohan and Others

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Roset, Sébastien: Protection des habitats et des espèces, Europe 2019 Janvier Comm. nº 1 p.47 (FR)
  2. Kaajan, Marieke: Milieu en recht 2019 p.247-249 (NL)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

High Court (Irlande) - Ireland

Subject-matter

  • Environment

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Toader

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • German