Group fails in challenge over plan for Kerry windfarm

A local group has lost its challenge to An Bord Pleanála’s permission for a €46m wind farm close to the village of Lixnaw in Co Kerry.

Group fails in challenge over plan for Kerry windfarm
Fri, 10 Mar, 2017 - 00:00
Ann O’Loughlin

The North Kerry Wind Turbine Awareness Group had asked the High Court to overturn the board’s July 2016 decision granting an appeal by Stacks Mountain Windfarm Ltd against Kerry County Council’s refusal of permission for 10 wind turbines.

The group claimed the proposed development did not comply with requirements of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive and the Habitats Directive.

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