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Waste facility operating since 1990s fails in bid to overturn refusal for continued use

Summary

The High Court upheld An Bord Pleanala's refusal to grant retention permission for St Margaret's Recycling and Transfer Centre Limited to continue using its waste facility at Sandyhill, St Margarets, which has operated since the late 1990s. The operator had appealed the board's decision, which had been made after a 2021 Fingal County Council permission that was limited to three years and subject to 17 conditions. The board refused retention on grounds that the operator had not supplied sufficient evidence to assess environmental impact and that the proposed waste disposal contravened the council's land‑use zoning objectives. The court found the board's reasoning correct, noted that the operator's claim that the council had not required a full Environmental Impact Assessment was mistaken, and rejected all grounds raised by the operator. The decision confirms the board's refusal and the operator's appeal was dismissed.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Waste facility operating since 1990s fails in bid to overturn refusal for continued use. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• December 2021 Other
• 2024-02-20 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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