Wind farm planners granted Judicial Review in 'significant' High Court case
The principal grounds of the challenge was that the board had erred in law in failing to comply with its obligations under Section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Cabon Development Act 2015.
Recently, the Irish Courts considered the obligations imposed on public bodies under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015. The case concerned an application to construct a wind farm in Co Laois.
An Bord Pleanála rejected Planning Permission for the wind farm, citing the local development plan designation for wind turbines. Under the local County Development Plan in Laois, wind farms could not be constructed in the relevant area based on various criteria.
