Gougane Barra group wins right to challenge planned windfarm

High Court grants leave to Cork group to challenge An Bord Pleanála's granting of planning permission for the turbines

An application by Coiste Forbartha Béal Átha 'n Ghaorthaidh for leave to seek a judicial review has been granted by the High Court and paves the way for the Gaeltacht development group to challenge An Bord Pleanála’s decision granting permission for a wind farm near Gougane Barra.

The High Court has granted a small village development group leave to challenge a windfarm planned for one of West Cork’s most scenic areas in what has been described as a possible “legal landmark for future cases”.

The application by Coiste Forbartha Béal Átha 'n Ghaorthaidh for leave to seek a judicial review was granted on Wednesday by Mr Justice Charles Meenan. It paves the way for the Gaeltacht development group to challenge An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant permission for the biggest wind turbines ever proposed in Co Cork.