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Planning and environmental law [2025] IEHC 715

Duffy v An Bord Pleanala and Ors (Approved)

Duffy v An Bord Pleanala and Ors (Approved) [2025] IEHC 715 (30 December 2025)

The High Court dismissed a judicial review challenge to planning permission for 289 houses in Ennis, rejecting wastewater-capacity, transposition, and EPA-notification arguments.

  • Planning permission
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Urban wastewater treatment directive
  • Water framework directive
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Judicial review
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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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Environmental law [2024] IEHC 700

Salmon Watch Ireland CLG & Ors v Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board & Ors (Approved)

Salmon Watch Ireland CLG & Ors v Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board & Ors (Approved) [2024] IEHC 700 (11 December 2024)

The High Court ruled on costs after quashing aquaculture and foreshore licences, awarding applicants costs subject to a Veolia-style reduction.

  • Aquaculture licensing
  • Foreshore licensing
  • Judicial review costs
  • Habitats directive
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Water framework directive
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Environmental law [2024] IEHC 472

An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland v Minister for Housing & Ors [No. 4] (Approved) (Rev1)

An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland v Minister for Housing & Ors [No. 4] (Approved) (Rev1) [2024] IEHC 472 (30 July 2024)

The High Court referred nine EU-law questions to the CJEU about Ireland’s Fifth Nitrates Programme, derogations for manure application, and related environmental assessments.

  • Nitrates directive
  • Habitats directive
  • Water framework directive
  • Strategic environmental assessment
  • Derogation
  • Appropriate assessment
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Environmental law [2024] IEHC 442

An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland v Minister for Housing & Ors [No. 3] (Approved)

An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland v Minister for Housing & Ors [No. 3] (Approved) [2024] IEHC 442 (24 July 2024)

The High Court referred most remaining EU-law questions in the An Taisce nitrates judicial review to the CJEU and declined to invoke Eurobolt on its own motion.

  • Nitrates action programme
  • Eu derogation
  • Water pollution
  • Habitats directive
  • Sea directive
  • Water framework directive
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Environmental law [2024] IEHC 248

An Taisce -The National Trust for Ireland v Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine & Ors (Approved)

An Taisce -The National Trust for Ireland v Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine & Ors (Approved) [2024] IEHC 248 (01 May 2024)

The High Court rejected An Taisce’s evidential challenge to the Fifth Nitrates Action Programme, holding that site-specific appropriate assessment was not shown to be practicable.

  • Nitrates directive
  • Habitats directive
  • Water framework directive
  • Strategic environmental assessment
  • Appropriate assessment
  • Judicial review procedure
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Environmental law [2024] IEHC 129

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland v The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage & Ors (Approved) (Rev1)

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland v The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage & Ors (Approved) (Rev1) [2024] IEHC 129 (06 March 2024)

High Court judicial review on objections and core EU-law issues in a challenge to Ireland’s Fifth Nitrates Action Programme and related environmental assessments.

  • Nitrates directive
  • Water framework directive
  • Strategic environmental assessment
  • Appropriate assessment
  • Agricultural regulation
  • Habitat protection
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Environmental law [2023] IEHC 129

Salmon Watch Ireland CLG v Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board & Ors (Approved)

Salmon Watch Ireland CLG v Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board & Ors (Approved) [2023] IEHC 129 (16 March 2023)

Interlocutory judicial review over Bantry Bay salmon-farm licensing. The court granted leave to cross-examine expert deponents on the DIN modelling and WFD compliance issue.

  • Water framework directive
  • Aquaculture licensing
  • Eutrophication
  • Expert evidence
  • Cross-examination in judicial review
  • Judicial-review
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Environmental law [2022] IESC 8

An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland v An Bord Pleanala & ors (Rev1)

An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland v An Bord Pleanala & ors (Rev1) [2022] IESC 8 (16 February 2022)

The Supreme Court dismissed An Taisce’s appeal, holding that off-site milk production for a cheese factory was too remote to require EIA or Habitats Directive assessment.

  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Indirect environmental effects
  • Habitats directive
  • Water framework directive
  • Standing (locus standi)
  • Judicial review
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Environmental law [2021] IESC 79

An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland v An Bord Pleanala & ors (Approved)

An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland v An Bord Pleanala & ors (Approved) [2021] IESC 79 (07 December 2021)

The Supreme Court clarified that the appellant could argue off-site milk-production impacts under the EIA Directive and related Water Framework Directive points.

  • Scope of appeal
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Habitats directive
  • Water framework directive
  • Judicial review procedure
  • Scope-of-appeal
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