The planning and environmental department at Beauchamps LLP has over 20 years of experience advising on the full breadth of non-contentious environmental law and related planning and waste management matters. It also regularly advises clients on contentious issues such as judicial review proceedings. Team lead Stuart Conaty often assists renewable energy organisations and local authorities with all planning and environmental aspects associated with property and infrastructure projects. Other key members of the team include Ainsley Heffernan, who has extensive experience of advising clients on all environmental issues involved in complex infrastructure projects.
Testimonials
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‘Highly experienced and professional team offering pragmatic advice to clients on energy and planning matters in a timely manner.’
‘Stuart Conaty is a pleasure to work with. He is responsive and a very good communicator and offers pragmatic advice and solutions on planning and energy matters.’
‘Excellent team. Experienced, client focused and knowledgeable.’
‘Stuart Conaty has become a trusted advisor to our organisation. He is a fountain of knowledge, extremely engaged and an expert in his field. He focuses on the best interests of the client and takes a pragmatic approach. I could not recommend him more highly.’
Key clients
- ABO Wind
- ART Generation
- Bord na Móna
- Clúid
- Codling Wind Park
- Dublin City Council
- EDF Renewables
- FuturEnergy Ireland
- Mercury Renewables
- RES Group
- Respond
- RWE Renewables
- Simply Blue Energy Kinsale
- Terra Solar
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
- Western Power
- Wind Energy Ireland
- Source Galileo
- The Platform ICAV
- IDA Ireland
- Lens Media
- Irish Wind Farmers Association
- Ormonde Organics
- Source Galileo
- Regnum Renewables
- Shannon Energy Corporation
- Maritime Area Regulatory Authority
- Bowbeck DAC
- Amhola
- Axis Construction
- BMor
- Cloghroe Developments Limited
- Ardarostig Developments Limited
- AMC Properties Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Lens Media Limited in relation to its proposed development of a state-of-the-art media park on a circa 23-hectare site in Grange Castle, County Dublin.
- Advising EDF Renewables Ireland Limited in relation to two of its pipeline projects, the proposed circa 46 MW Seskin Wind Farm in County Carlow and the proposed circa 46MW Lackareagh Wind Farm in County Clare.
- Engaged (in association with BVG Associates and Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions) by Wind Energy Ireland and Green Tech Skillnet to develop an online interactive resource to guide existing and potential offshore wind farm developers through the consenting and development process for offshore wind development in Ireland.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Stuart Conaty