Clonroche residents win review of wind farm approval

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Residents of Clonroche won permission for a judicial review of An Bord Pleanála’s wind farm approval in the High Court on 16 January 2017. The challenge concerns permission for three turbines, an electricity substation and ancillary buildings at Ballinclay Hill.

The court found substantial legal grounds for the residents’ challenge, allowing them to seek a full review of the planning decision. A date for that review had not yet been fixed when the report was published on 9 February 2017.