Appropriate assessment of wind turbine development was not carried out by planning board

Judicial review - decision to grant planning permission for development of wind turbines - statutory framework - decision made on appeal to planning board - environmental impact assessment - legal requirements of an appropriate assessment - reasons given - judicial review in the context of planning matters - whether grant of permission permissible where earlier application refused on basis of contravention of development plan - de novo jurisdiction of board on appeal - alleged failure by board to carry out environmental impact assessment in accordance with statutory framework - inspector's report - visual and residential amenity - ecology and the natural environment - board entitled to differ in its views from those of its inspector - board's reasoning for its decision to depart from inspector's recommendations inadequate - appropriate assessment - matters to be taken into account - board entitled to assess inspector's report to consider whether an 'appropriate assessment' took place and is not required to specifically address the necessary evidence in its own final decision - adoption of inspector's report - no express acceptance of findings and conclusions of inspector - appropriate assessment not carried out in accordance with law - reliefs granted.