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Planning law [2025] IEHC 601

Rural Residents Wind Aware and Environmental Group & Ors v An Coimisiun Pleanala & Ors (Approved)

Rural Residents Wind Aware and Environmental Group & Ors v An Coimisiun Pleanala & Ors (Approved) [2025] IEHC 601 (06 November 2025)

The High Court dismissed a judicial review challenge to a s.146B amendment to a wind farm permission, rejecting arguments on materiality, bias, and EU law.

  • Judicial review
  • Planning permission
  • Strategic infrastructure development
  • Habitats directive
  • Eia directive
  • Public participation
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Planning law [2025] IEHC 195

Eco Advocacy CLG v An Bord Pleanala (Approved)

Eco Advocacy CLG v An Bord Pleanala (Approved) [2025] IEHC 195 (04 April 2025)

The High Court refused leave to appeal, holding that the applicant’s proposed grounds were largely fact-specific, hypothetical, or not suitable questions of law.

  • Appropriate assessment
  • Costs orders
  • Public participation
  • Judicial review procedure
  • Expedited hearing
  • Publication of submissions
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Planning law [2025] IEHC 42

100 Meter Tall Group & Ors v An Bord Pleanala (Approved)

100 Meter Tall Group & Ors v An Bord Pleanala (Approved) [2025] IEHC 42 (31 January 2025)

Judicial review of a retention permission for a relocated wind turbine was dismissed. The court found no pleaded or evidential basis to quash the Board’s decision.

  • Judicial review
  • Retention permission
  • Environmental impact assessment (eia)
  • Appropriate assessment (aa)
  • Planning guidelines
  • Public participation
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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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Planning law [2024] IEHC 570

Kennedy & Anor v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved)

Kennedy & Anor v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved) [2024] IEHC 570 (07 October 2024)

High Court judicial review of a wind farm permission partly succeeded only on public notice compliance; the court otherwise rejected challenges to particulars, AA, EIA and expertise.

  • Strategic infrastructure development
  • Appropriate assessment
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Public participation
  • Habitats directive
  • Birds directive
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Planning law [2021] IEHC 369

Kerins & Anor v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved)

Kerins & Anor v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved) [2021] IEHC 369 (31 May 2021)

High Court judicial review of An Bord Pleanála decision on a 416-unit Dublin development; domestic planning challenges failed, but three EU-law questions were referred to the CJEU.

  • Material contravention
  • Building heights
  • Public open space
  • Zoning
  • Part v obligations
  • Mandatory guidelines
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Environmental law [2018] IEHC 763

Merriman & ors v Fingal County Council & ors

Merriman & ors v Fingal County Council & ors [2018] IEHC 763 (21 December 2018)

The High Court refused certification/leave to appeal on costs, holding that the applicable environmental costs law was settled and no exceptional public importance arose.

  • Costs protection
  • Public participation
  • Aarhus convention
  • Eia directive
  • Certification for appeal
  • Constitutional property rights
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Administrative law [2018] IEHC 65

Merriman & ors -v- Fingal County Council & ors

Merriman & ors -v- Fingal County Council & ors [2018] IEHC 65 (14 February 2018)

High Court refused a certificate to appeal, finding none of nine proposed points met the exceptional public importance threshold under s.50A(7) PADA.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Certificate of exceptional public importance
  • Eia directive
  • Habitats directive
  • Public participation
  • Statutory interpretation
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Planning law [2018] IEHC 40

Harten & anor -v- An Bord Pleanala & ors

Harten & anor -v- An Bord Pleanala & ors [2018] IEHC 40 (29 January 2018)

High Court judicial review of a planning permission grant was refused. The court held An Bord Pleanála gave adequate reasons, lawfully carried out EIA screening, and did not act irrationally.

  • Adequacy of reasons in planning decisions
  • Environmental impact assessment (eia)
  • Appropriate assessment (aa)
  • Judicial review of administrative decisions
  • Planning and development act 2000
  • Aarhus convention
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Planning law [2016] IEHC 134

Balz & Anor -v- An Bord Pleanala

Balz & Anor -v- An Bord Pleanala [2016] IEHC 134 (25 February 2016)

The High Court quashed An Bord Pleanála’s grant of planning permission, finding failures in the environmental assessment record, reasons, and appropriate assessment.

  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Appropriate assessment
  • Material contravention of development plan
  • Judicial review
  • Planning permission
  • Habitats directive
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