The proposals would have seen 13 new turbines erected in the county.
Plans for a new windfarm in Laois have been rejected.
The Coolglass Windfarm project would have seen 13 turbines developed in the Swan and Timahoe areas of the county.
However, An Bord Pleanála has turned down the proposals, stating the area is unsuitable for the erection of wind turbines.
Junior Minister, Laois Offaly Fianna Fáil TD, Sean Fleming, says an application shouldn't have been submitted in the first place:
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