The High Court has rejected claims that a planning approval for a 27km cycle and pedestrian greenway in south Kerry is invalid. Kerry County Council had sought permission for a 31.9km greenway between Glenbeigh and Renard. The judge dismissed various other grounds of challenge, including claims of a lack of reasons for the board’s approval decision. Various grounds of challenge based on alleged breach of EU law, including failure to establish a system of “strict protection” for the Kerry slug, were also rejected. He rejected claims there was no proper assessment of the impact on farming or that the omission of a section of the greenway amounted to “project splitting” contrary to the EIA Directive.

Source: Irish Independent July 12, 2021 14:15 UTC