It’s something that the offshore wind industry has been calling for for years: increased technical expertise at An Bord Pleanála (ABP) to help the board make planning decisions on offshore wind. Time was running out. This Thursday, Codling Wind Park announced that it was ready to submit its planning application to ABP next week. The project off the Wicklow coast, if completed, would be the single largest wind farm in Ireland. It is the latest of the six offshore wind farms which are advanced enough in their planning process to apply for permission. Three other offshore projects – Arklow Bank…

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