Water & Marine

Legal briefs: Irish Water fined over ‘extraordinary’ raw sewage discharges; Apple Galway data centre challenge

04.05.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 28 April-4 May, 2018

Ireland round-up: Ireland’s best places competition launched; Major Irish water supply project makes a splash

27.04.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 21 April-27 April, 2018

Water project in Ireland / iStock-133616071

Major Irish water supply project makes a splash

27.04.2018

Roger Milne

Ireland | Irish Water | River Shannon | Water & Marine

Irish Water has announced that it will apply for planning permission next year for an ambitious €1.3 billion water supply project that will involve water being extracted at the Parteen basin on the River Shannon in Tipperary, before being pumped to Peamount in south Dublin for distribution...

Northern Ireland round-up: Marine plan makes waves; Warrenpoint Port growth proposals

20.04.2018

Roger Milne

Belfast | commonwealth | Northern Ireland | Water & Marine

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 14 April-20 April, 2018

Ireland round-up: Major Irish water clean-up strategy published; Dublin Port revised masterplan published

20.04.2018

Roger Milne

dublin port | Ireland | Irish Water | Water & Marine

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 14 April-20 April, 2018

Water quality in Ireland to be improved / Shutterstock_485442136

Major Irish water clean-up strategy published

20.04.2018

Roger Milne

The Irish Government has published its latest plans for protecting and improving water quality across the state, which will involve significant investment in infrastructure over the next four years.

Ballycastle on the Northern Ireland coast / Shutterstock_671536192

Northern Irish marine plan makes waves

19.04.2018

Roger Milne

Northern Ireland | Water & Marine

Consultation on the draft Marine Plan for Northern Ireland was launched this week by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

Welsh marine plan is ‘too big and unwieldy’, says RTPI Cymru

13.04.2018

Laura Edgar

Cymru | marine planning | RTPI Cymru | Water & Marine | Welsh Government

RTPI Cymru has applauded the Welsh National Marine Plan for its integrated approach to land use and marine planning, but the institute said it needs to be ‘slimmed down’.

Appeal: Summerhouse allowed on top of culverted river

10.04.2018

Matt Moody

culverted river | Development Management & Enforcement | flood defence | London | Water & Marine

An inspector has approved a prefabricated summer house with concrete base on top of a covered river in Bromley, South London, despite the Environmental Agency’s advice to restrict development nearby....

Farmers to take action to prevent water pollution / Shutterstock_1047284245

Farmers now required to protect waterways

04.04.2018

Laura Edgar

New rules have come into force making it mandatory for farmers in England to maintain good practice to protect water quality and prevent water pollution.

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