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Planning law 2026_IEHC_656

Massey -v- An Coimisiún Pleanála and Ors [No. 6]

The High Court granted a declaration that the Commission erred in excluding impacts on Blackwater Callows SPA without site-specific conservation objectives, and limited costs were awarded.

  • Appropriate assessment screening
  • Site-specific conservation objectives
  • Strategic infrastructure development
  • Declaratory relief
  • Costs
  • Appropriate-assessment
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Planning law [2026] IEHC 224

Connolly and Anor v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Ors (Approved)

Connolly and Anor v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Ors (Approved) [2026] IEHC 224 (17 April 2026)

Judicial review of a planning approval for a substation and grid connection serving a solar farm failed. The High Court found no legal error, irrationality, or failure to consider relevant matters.

  • Judicial review of planning decisions
  • Strategic infrastructure development
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Appropriate assessment
  • Development plan compliance
  • Standing and procedural requirements
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Planning law [2026] IEHC 205

Friends of the Irish Environment CLG v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Ors (Approved)

Friends of the Irish Environment CLG v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Ors (Approved) [2026] IEHC 205 (01 April 2026)

The High Court upheld planning permission for a 600MW gas-fired power plant and battery storage project in Kerry, rejecting climate and environmental law challenges.

  • Strategic infrastructure development
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Appropriate assessment
  • Climate action
  • Sustainable development
  • Habitats directive
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Planning law [2026] IEHC 135

Rural Residents Wind Aware and Environmental Group and Ors v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Ors [I] [No. 2] (Approved)

Rural Residents Wind Aware and Environmental Group and Ors v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Ors [I] [No. 2] (Approved) [2026] IEHC 135 (06 March 2026)

The High Court dismissed a judicial review challenge to a wind farm planning permission, holding any original landowner-consent defect was rectified and harmless.

  • Judicial review
  • Planning permission
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Public participation
  • Standing
  • Harmless error doctrine
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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 600

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 600 (06 November 2025)

The High Court dismissed most judicial review grounds against a 7-turbine wind farm permission, finding no legal error on noise, EIA, or public participation issues.

  • Judicial review
  • Strategic infrastructure development
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Appropriate assessment
  • Public participation
  • Consent of landowner
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Planning law [2025] IEHC 206

Massey v An Bord Pleanala & Ors [No. 2] (Approved)

Massey v An Bord Pleanala & Ors [No. 2] (Approved) [2025] IEHC 206 (11 April 2025)

The High Court granted declaratory relief for a technical SID application defect, but refused certiorari. It held the AA screening challenge failed on the facts.

  • Strategic infrastructure development
  • Appropriate assessment
  • Birds directive
  • Habitats directive
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Public participation
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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 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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Administrative law [2024] IEHC 555

Shannon LNG Limited v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved) (Rev2)

Shannon LNG Limited v An Bord Pleanala & Ors (Approved) (Rev2) [2024] IEHC 555 (30 September 2024)

The High Court quashed An Bord Pleanála’s refusal of Shannon LNG’s project permission, holding the Board had wrongly treated a draft energy-security consultation as policy.

  • Strategic infrastructure development
  • Government policy
  • Energy security
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Eu directives
  • Planning permission
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