Developer Banagher Chilling intends to defend the planning permission for its project
The Four Courts: An Bord Pleanála’s concession in a High Court challenge to its approval of a €40 million meat factory in the midlands does not spell the end of the case, as the developer has now indicated it intends to step in and defend the planning permission. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish Times
It told the court it learned, sometime after approving the plan, of the “moderate” status assigned to the nearby Rapemills River. It said it would consent to an order to reconsider Banagher Chilling Limited’s planning application, this time taking into account the status of the river. FP Logue solicitor Eoin Brady, representing challengers Desmond Kampff and Gwen Wordingham, told the court his clients have no issue with the developer seeking to defend the permission.
Ms Justice Emily Farrell said each side can bring their applications. He adjourned the case for two weeks, saying it should be progressed as quickly as possible.
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