Agri-food plant extension opposed by estate owner

An estate owner in County Cavan has initiated High Court proceedings challenging An Bord Pleanála's approval of a planning extension for an agri-food manufacturing facility. John Moreharte, who owns Bellamont Castle and approximately 1,000 acres near Cootehill, seeks to overturn the board's March decision permitting Abbott Ireland to expand its infant milk product facility in Dromore, County Monaghan by some 2,661…