Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 25 April 2024.#Peter Sweetman v An Bord Pleanála and Ireland and the Attorney General.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court (Ireland).#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 2000/60/EC – Framework for EU action in the field of water policy – Article 4(1)(a) – Environmental objectives relating to surface water – Obligation of the Member States not to authorise a project which may cause a deterioration of the status of a surface water body – Article 5 and Annex II – Characterisation of surface water body types – Article 8 and Annex V – Classification of surface water status – Article 11 – Programme of measures – Project for the abstraction of water from a lake with a surface area below 0.5 km².#Case C-301/22.