Courts / Kilkenny / Report

Legal challenge to Kilkenny road development referred to European Courts

Summary

The High Court case challenging the Kilkenny Northern Ring Road Extension, which was approved by An Board Pleanala and granted to Kilkenny County Council in July 2014, has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Mr Justice Richard Humphreys referred eleven legal questions concerning EU directives on the conservation of wild fauna and flora. The questions ask whether statements about the impact of a proposed development must identify the full extent of habitat and species on the site, whether assessments of impact on protected species and habitats inside and outside special areas of conservation are required, and whether an environmental impact assessment must contain sufficient information about each alternative to the proposal. The case involves a 1.5‑km road section that cuts through protected natural areas, including a special protection area for kingfishers and a candidate special area of conservation for the Nore freshwater pearl mussel.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Legal challenge to Kilkenny road development referred to European Courts. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• July 2014 Other
• 2017-05-05 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Stage Hearing Or Decision

Related court reports

• Man who believed wife had cheated on him gets 10 years for stabbing brother-in-law to death
• 'He had it coming': man stabbed brother-in-law to death after wife affair row
• Man who believed wife cheated on him with brother-in-law cleared of murder, found guilty of manslaughter
• Jury begins deliberating in trial of man accused of murdering brother over alleged affair with wife
• Man tells trial he believed wife cheated on him with brother-in-law he's accused of murdering
• 'I'm after being stabbed by Andy Cash': man was able to point to alleged attacker, trial hears

Read the original CNI report