Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 February 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Philip Jones:
There was a court case on this involving a wind farm development of 12 wind turbines. Ms McCallig went all the way to the court to state she owned a particular bit of land. The decision of the court was that she could stop a certain number of the turbines but the rest could go ahead. The developer went ahead but it was delayed by two and a half years because the developer had not done the research. At least he got a number of the turbines. Ms McCallig stopped the others because she owned the land and had never given consent. It is slightly messy. It is not up to the local authorities to go to the Land Registry and God help the Land Registry because deeds-----