Court of Justice 22 January 2009, C-75/08 (The Queen, on the application of Christopher Mellor v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. In the present case the Court is once again concerned with the interpretation of Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (2) (‘the EIA Directive’).