Environmental group challenges permission for Shannon LNG terminal in Kerry

Friends of the Irish Environment claims that An Bord Pleanála breached Irish and European law in granting permission for the proposed development

A computer image of the planned LNG terminal planned for a 630-acre site between Tarbert and Ballylongford in North Kerry on the Shannon estuary. The planning authority in March granted permission for it. File photo

An environmental group has brought a High Court action seeking to quash An Bord Pleanála’s (ABP) decision to grant planning permission for a major power plant in north Co Kerry.

The planning authority in March granted permission to Shannon LNG for the proposed development of a 600MW power plant and energy storage facility on a 630-acre site between Tarbert and Ballylongford on the Shannon Estuary.