Planning Consent Awarded

Projected decision date for An Coimisiun Pleanala (formerly An Bord Pleanala) on the Oriel Wind Farm Project planning application ABP-319799-24. Per Irish Independent reporting dated 18 March 2026 (quoting the planning authority upon publication of the Significant Additional Information notice), 'the planning watchdog could make a decision in September regarding a EUR 1bn-plus windfarm off the Co Louth coast.' September 2026 is therefore used here as the best-estimate expected decision date with month-level date precision reflecting the uncertainty in the exact working day. This event is recorded as projected; the actual outcome is not prejudged. If consent is granted, this projection will be superseded by the confirmed planning_consent_awarded event on the day of the decision. If consent is refused or the application is withdrawn, a planning_consent_declined_withdrawn event will be recorded instead and this projection superseded. Timeline drivers for this projection: SAI public consultation closes 13 May 2026 (statutory 8-week period from 18 March 2026 notice), followed by the authority's review of submissions, and final decision under the Irish strategic infrastructure process. The original statutory 18-week decision timeline (from May 2024 application) has already been extended by ~21 months due to two Requests for Further Information (August 2024 and April 2025) and the January 2026 SAI submission. Recorded during manual audit review 2026-04-15.