Overview

• The High Court quashed the planning permission for the Whitehaven coal mine, deeming it legally flawed.
• Environmental groups Friends of the Earth and SLACC successfully challenged the mine's approval.
• The ruling follows a Supreme Court decision requiring emissions from burning fossil fuels to be considered in planning.
• The government, now led by Angela Rayner, must reassess the project, with climate impacts as a key factor.
• West Cumbria Mining, the developer, has yet to decide whether to withdraw its application or appeal the decision.