Shannon LNG granted leave to challenge refusal of Kerry gas terminal

The original refusal was based on a 2021 Government policy on the importation of fracked gas

A CGI image of the planned new power plant and LNG import terminal planned for North Kerry on the Shannon estuary. Shannon LNG, a subsidiary of US multinational New Fortress Energy, had sought to build a power plant, battery energy storage system, floating storage and other associated works near Ballylongford.

The High Court has agreed to consider a developer’s challenge to a refusal of planning permission for a €650 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the Shannon estuary near Ballylongford, Co. Kerry.

Last September, An Bord Pleanála rejected an application by Shannon LNG, a subsidiary of US multinational New Fortress Energy, seeking to build a power plant, battery energy storage system, floating storage and other associated works.