Episode
Planning and Ireland’s 2030 Renewable Targets
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- IPI Planners Podcast
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- Oct 20, 2025
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- 3152
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Summary
Are you frustrated by delays in crucial climate action and infrastructure delivery? Planning and other consenting processes don't always align and run up against our urgent net-zero targets, leaving developers, communities, and environmentalists at loggerheads over how to balance environmental protection with climate emergency responses in ways that often come to a head in the planning system. Imagine a streamlined consenting system where environmental protection and renewable energy development work hand in hand from day one. Picture projects that move efficiently through planning while actually enhancing biodiversity, creating win-win outcomes that accelerate Ireland's clean energy transition without compromising the natural environment you want to protect. Pamela Harty from MKO, one of Ireland's leading planning and environmental consultancy with over 220 specialists across Galway and Dublin offices, has the insider knowledge on navigating these complex challenges. Her team works directly with the intersection of ecology, planning law, and renewable development, giving her unique insights into recent legislative changes like the Planning and Development Act 2024 and the resource challenges facing statutory bodies like NPWS that directly impact your projects. THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT Ireland's renewable and housing targets clash Early ecologist integration prevents project delays Speed vs. robust environmental assessment balance Planning Development Act 2024 impacts Housing project challenges and opportunities Developing junior planners at MKO GUEST DETAILS Pamela Harty is a Project Director with over 14 years of experience in both private practice and local authorities. Pamela leads the Housing and Public Infrastructure team within MKO. A chartered member of both the I…