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Group will seek to appeal dismissal of challenge to new Dublin airport runway
Summary
The High Court dismissed three legal challenges to the construction of a new 3,110‑metre runway at Dublin Airport, a project costing €320 million and covering 261 hectares north and north‑west of the terminal. The court found the development lawful and upheld the extension of planning permission granted to the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). Residents from Kilreesk Lane, St Margaret's, Co Dublin, who argued that the runway was illegal and that Fingal County Council had ignored their concerns about its impact on homes and land, will appeal the dismissal. They will seek permission for the Court of Appeal to hear their case later this month. An environmental group, Friends of the Irish Environment, also intends to appeal the dismissal of its claim that the runway would increase greenhouse‑gas emissions, though the judge accepted a constitutional right to an environment but ruled it did not apply in this instance.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Group will seek to appeal dismissal of challenge to new Dublin airport runway. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- December 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-12-05 Publication
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