Case C‑461/24

Asociación Autonómica Ambiental e Cultural Petón do Lobo

v

Dirección Xeral de Planificación Enerxética e Recursos Naturais and Eurus Desarrollos Renovables SLU

(Request for a preliminary ruling
from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Galicia)

Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 1 August 2025

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 2011/92/EU – Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment – Article 6 – Consultations with authorities likely to be concerned by the project by reason of their specific environmental responsibilities or local and regional competences, and with the public concerned – Public participation in decision-making – Article 6(3)(b) – Scope of the concept of ‘main reports and advice’)

Environment – Assessment of the effects of certain projects on the environment – Directive 2011/92 – Public participation in the decision-making process – Arrangements for informing and consulting the public – Information that must be made available to the public for consultation before consent is given to a project – Obligation for Member States to make available to the public the main reports and opinions issued to the competent authority or authorities – Limits – Obligation for Member States to communicate to the public the opinions expressed by authorities likely to be concerned by the project – None – Simultaneous consultation with the authorities and public concerned – Making available to the public concerned the opinions expressed by the authorities in the context of that consultation – No possibility for the public concerned to submit their comments and opinions on those opinions – Whether permissible

(European Parliament and Council Directive 2011/92, as amended by Directive 2014/52, recitals 16 to 19 and Arts 1(2)(g), 6 and 7(3) and (5))

(see paragraphs 34-56, operative part)

See the text of the decision.