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Environmental campaigner fails in challenge to weather mast at wind farm
Summary
An environmental campaigner has failed in a High Court challenge to overturn An Bord Pleanala's decision to permit a weather mast at a wind farm in Co Cavan. Val Martin, a farmer and environmental campaigner resident near the Raragh Wind Farm at Corrinshigo, sought judicial review of the board's October 2020 approval for completion of a meteorological mast at an alternative location on the five-turbine site. Mr Martin contended that permission should not have been granted without an Environmental Impact Assessment, given the mast's relocation from its originally specified position. He also argued that two public notices should have been displayed near the proposed mast location. Mr Justice Cian Ferriter rejected these submissions, finding that substantial grounds had not been established to grant leave for judicial review. The judge held that the board and its inspector had not erred in determining that an EIA was unnecessary, stating their findings were unimpeachable in law.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Environmental campaigner fails in challenge to weather mast at wind farm. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- October 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-05-05 Publication
Why: Mr Martin argued that the planning authority's decision was flawed because permission for he proposed mast was granted in the absence of an Environmental Impact Assessment EIA being carried out, in circumstances where the mast was being relocated from its original site. CNI source report
Places mentioned
- High Court
Topics
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