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The High Court dismissed an application for judicial review challenging the grant of planning permission for a large residential development. The applicant contended that the planning authority had failed to ensure proper wastewater capacity and compliance with EU law, alleged procedural defects regarding the consideration and notification of environmental materials, and claimed the State had not properly implemented relevant EU directives. The court found that evidence of future infrastructure upgrades did not prevent a grant of permission, held that the requirement to demonstrate immediate capacity was unduly restrictive, and emphasised that the operator of the wastewater system must be assumed to comply with its obligations. The applicant's arguments on non-transposition of EU law were found unparticularised, and the alleged failure to notify the environmental regulator was determined not to invalidate the decision. As a result, all grounds were rejected and the planning permission remained in force.
judicial review – planning permission – strategic housing development – wastewater capacity – future infrastructure upgrades – urban waste water treatment directive – Water Framework Directive – Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 – procedural fairness – environmental impact assessment (EIA) – non-transposition of EU law – notification of Environmental Protection Agency – public submissions – connection agreement – discretion of planning authority
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