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Planning law [2025] IEHC 158

Doyle & Ors v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved) (Rev1)

Doyle & Ors v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved) (Rev1) [2025] IEHC 158 (21 March 2025)

The High Court held that an inspector’s error about a bat roost in a planning EIA was harmless and did not justify quashing the permissions at this stage.

  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Habitats directive
  • Harmless error doctrine
  • Discretion to quash
  • Derogation licence
  • Bat protection
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Planning law [2024] IEHC 630

O'Donnell & Ors v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved)

O'Donnell & Ors v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved) [2024] IEHC 630 (08 November 2024)

The High Court clarified a reference to the CJEU about a planning derogation licence, publication, EIA screening, time limits, and foreseeability under EU law.

  • Derogation licence
  • Public participation
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Judicial review time limits
  • Habitats directive
  • Eia directive
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Environmental law [2023] IEHC 715

O'Donnell & Ors v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved)

O'Donnell & Ors v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved) [2023] IEHC 715 (21 December 2023)

The High Court referred EU law questions to the CJEU about whether a bat derogation licence and related planning consent should be treated together for limitation and merits issues.

  • Derogation licence
  • Species protection
  • Judicial review time limits
  • Access to justice
  • Development consent
  • Public participation
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Administrative law [2023] IEHC 594

O'Donnell & Ors v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved)

O'Donnell & Ors v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved) [2023] IEHC 594 (01 November 2023)

The High Court set out proposed CJEU reference questions on whether a planning-related derogation licence can be challenged only within the licence time limit or at the end of the development consent process.

  • Judicial review
  • Planning permission
  • Derogation licence
  • Time limits
  • Conforming interpretation
  • Access to justice
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Planning law [2023] IEHC 381

O'Donnell & Ors v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved)

O'Donnell & Ors v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved) [2023] IEHC 381 (05 July 2023)

High Court judicial review over planning permission, zoning, apartment policy, traffic reasons, and a bat derogation licence partly failed, with the challenge to permission dismissed.

  • Material contravention
  • Zoning
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Derogation licence
  • Fair procedures
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Planning law [2023] IEHC 381

O'Donnell & Ors v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved) (Rev1)

O'Donnell & Ors v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved) (Rev1) [2023] IEHC 381 (05 July 2023)

Judicial review of planning permission for 232 homes at Delgany failed on reasons, zoning, and material contravention grounds; the bat derogation issue was left for further submissions.

  • Material contravention
  • Zoning objectives
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Reasons for administrative decisions
  • Derogation licence
  • Environmental impact assessment
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