Planning board felt city bypass would not affect integrity of SAC, court told
An Bord Pleanala approved the €317 million Galway city bypass after finding the impact of the road project on the Lough Corrib candidate Special Area of Conservation site, while "locally severe"", would not adversely affect the "integrity" of the site, it has been claimed before the Commercial Court.
The Board's decision was akin to saying, if we have a lot of early Church stained glass in Ireland, it does not matter if you allow 10 per cent of it to be destroyed, Paul O'Higgins SC, for environmental campaigner Peter Sweetman, said. That was "entitrely contrary" to the purpose of European law on conservation of habitats.
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