John Cassidy loses bid to extend tree order case

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John Cassidy lost his bid to extend judicial review proceedings over a Tree Preservation Order in the High Court on 24 November 2017. The case concerns a draft order affecting trees at his land in Tramore, County Waterford.

Mr Justice Eagar refused to enlarge the time for bringing the application, finding that Cassidy had not shown the required good and sufficient reason or circumstances outside his control. The judgment records that Cassidy had obtained a limited felling licence and was challenging the council’s draft order, but the court’s decision concerned the delay in bringing the proceedings.