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Challenge to proposed Shannon LNG terminal
Summary
Friends of the Irish Environment CLG has obtained permission to bring a High Court challenge against An Bord Pleanála's decision to extend planning permission for a Liquid Natural Gas terminal on the Shannon Estuary. The NGO seeks to quash the five‑year extension granted on 13 July to Shannon LNG Ltd, which would allow the construction of four large tanks, jetties and associated works at Kilcolgan near Tarbet, north Co Kerry. The challenge argues that the planning authority failed to consider significant environmental effects, particularly on local wildlife such as Bottlenosed Dolphins in the Lower River Shannon Special Area of Conservation, and neglected the 2015 Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act and relevant EU Habitats Directive information. The NGO, represented by John Kenny Bl and solicitor Fred Logue, requests an order quashing the decision and declarations that the Board erred in law. Shannon LNG Ltd and Kerry County Council are notice parties.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Challenge to proposed Shannon LNG terminal. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- July 13th Other
- 2018-10-04 Publication
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Places mentioned
- High Court
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