Table Of Contents
1. Introduction.
2. Purchase of a Green Field Site - Environmental Issues Arising:-
2.1 Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment
2.2 Water, air and waste licences
2.3 Integrated Pollution Control licensing
2.4 Other.
3. Enforcement and Liability.
4. Acquisition and Due Diligence.
5. Officer Liability.
6. Lender Liability.
7. Conclusion.
7.1 Planning Permission Application Schematic.
7.2 IPC Licence Application Schematic.
1. Introduction
Ireland has a very developed system of Environmental Law, most of which is driven by our membership of the European Union. As a result, our legislation is broadly similar to that of other EU countries, although it retains its basis in common law. Generally speaking, however, the standards adopted by the Irish Government are the more stringent standards proposed by the EU, at least in so far as they affect the private sector, and they are applied on a broader basis than is the case in
