Can only blame themselves though tbh, don't know how much it would of changed the outcome, but surely they should of worked their balls off to present a good case???
From what I've heard, the Belgian government is actually quite supportive of Spa, I imagine it provides quite a lot of income for the local area. (this is something I think I read somewhere ages ago so my brain probrably made it up).
I have absolutely no reason to visit that dull country now, I was planning on going to see my first live F1 race in 2010, and the only circuit I felt was worth the money and effort was Spa. I might still go, but install a very loud sound system in my car and spend the weekend driving around to the local residents homes at 3am playing various F1 sounds.
I think its been put off rather than overturned completely. Aparrently the report requested did not convince the court that the circuit wouldn't cause long lasting environmental damage, the only long lasting damage to the area would be the economy if the circuit shut, and racing history.
The initial ruling merely overturned the exploitation license granted to the Spa circuit operators in 2007 to run events with no noise restrictions until 2026. The anti-nuisance group filed a complaint about granting of such a license around that time, and yesterday's ruling only pertains to the unrestricted nature of the license.
The decision has been appealed and suspended, and Spa is negotiating with the anti-nuisance group(s) to reach a compromise. The likely outcome is that a license will be granted with noise restrictions in place, like 95 dbl.
Best to check the real story before jumping down the gun barrel.