An Bord Pleanála and the State have been granted leave to appeal the High Court judgement straight to the Supreme Court in a case that “raises very important issues” for how public bodies such as planning authorities consider climate law. As a matter of general public importance, the case met the constitutional criteria allowing it to skip the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court ruled. All parties supported this expedited step. In its application, the board wrote that all agreed an appeal to the Supreme Court was “inevitable”. The case began with a decision by An Bord Pleanála to refuse…

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