Michael O’Connor wins quashing of Mayo poultry farm permission

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Michael O’Connor secured a High Court order quashing planning permission for a poultry farm, reported on 9 November 2021. The proposed development was at Brownhall Demense, Balla, Castlebar, in Co Mayo.

An Bord Pleanála consented to the order quashing the permission it had granted in September 2019 to Noel and Ann Mulhern for a poultry house and related facilities. The board also agreed to pay O’Connor’s legal costs.

O’Connor, who lives beside the proposed development, had challenged the permission through judicial review. The proposed farm was designed to house 12,000 laying hens with access to an open range.