Judgment_paragraph 35 · Volkmar Klohn v An Bord Pleanála (C-167/17)

35The objective pursued by the EU legislature when it laid down the not prohibitively expensive rule in Article 10a of Directive 85/337 as amended means that persons should not be prevented from seeking, or pursuing a claim for, a review by the courts, which falls within the scope of that provision, by reason of the financial burden that might arise as a result (judgment of 11 April 2013, Edwards and Pallikaropoulos, C‑260/11, EU:C:2013:221, paragraph 35). That objective, which is to give the public concerned wide access to justice, pertains, more broadly, to the desire of the EU legislature to preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment and to ensure that, to that end, the public plays an active role, and to ensure that the right to an effective remedy and the principle of effectiveness are observed (see, to that effect, judgment of 11 April 2013, Edwards and Pallikaropoulos, C‑260/11, EU:C:2013:221, paragraphs 31 to 33).