Narconon drug rehab centre challenges planning refusal

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Narconon, a Scientology-linked drug rehabilitation centre, challenged a planning refusal in the High Court, reported on 14 January 2019. The challenge concerns a Ballivor, Meath, site originally approved for a nursing home.

Meath County Council had declared in September 2016 that no further planning permission was required for the proposed drug rehabilitation use. An Bord Pleanála later made a contradictory declaration, which was stayed while Narconon pursued judicial review.

Narconon’s programme and its claimed medical basis were disputed by health professionals, while the organisation defended its methods.