TAN serves a judicial review on DfT for refusing to rethink roads policy

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The Transport Action Network (TAN) has a served judicial review on the Department for Transport (DfT) for refusing to rethink its roads policy. Significantly, transport emissions make up 28% of UK domestic emissions, with the majority coming from roads. TAN is seeking judicial review of the National Policy Statement for National Networks, which ‘effectively bans campaigners, planning inspectors and judges from considering the carbon emissions of individual road schemes’. Additionally, the legal challenge demands that the DfT review its air quality, natural capital and good design policies in recognition that significant changes have occurred in these areas since 2014.