Cumbria CC has vowed to continue its legal battle against local government reorganisation within the county.
The county council is opposed to the Government’s decision to replace the county council and six district councils with two unitaries.
This week it issued a renewal of its claim for permission to apply for a judicial review of the decision in the hope of securing a court hearing.
Council leader, Cllr Stewart Young, said the authority had ‘a duty to pursue’ the matter before £19m was spent on drawing up the reorganisation plans.
High Court Judge Stephen Davies previously rejected Cumbria's case based on written evidence, ruling in favour of the Government.
He said it was ‘not reasonably arguable’ that the Government had failed to consult properly.
