Chris Packham has lost a High Court bid to prevent work on ancient woodlands as part of the HS2 project. The TV presenter was seeking an emergency injunction to stop works that he claimed would cause destruction or “irreversible and irreparable loss” to such sites.
Packham applied for the order as part of an attempt to bring a legal challenge over the Government’s decision to give the green light to HS2.
But at a High Court hearing on Friday, two senior judges refused Packham permission to bring a claim against the Government’s decision and did not grant the injunction.
Announcing the court’s decision, Lord Justice Coulson said: “This application has no realistic prospect of success, so we do not grant permission to bring judicial review
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