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The High Court has dismissed a judicial review brought by a waste management company seeking to overturn a planning authority’s refusal to grant permission for a large waste recovery and recycling facility in a rural area near existing residential properties. The court found that the planning authority and planning appeals board were entitled to conclude, based on their assessment of environmental impacts, that the proposed development would seriously injure the amenities of nearby residents due to potential noise, odour, and water supply risks. The court held that these were matters of evaluative judgment for the decision-maker, and the applicant had not demonstrated any legal or procedural error. The court also rejected claims that the lands were improperly treated as zoned, finding that the planning board’s application of policy objectives was lawful. The proceedings were dismissed, with no order as to costs unless an application is made within seven days.
judicial review – planning permission – waste facility – environmental impact assessment – residential amenities – noise – odour – water supply – rural development – development plan – material contravention – Planning and Development Act 2000 – Environmental Impact Assessment Directive – costs protection – Louth County Council – An Coimisiún Pleanála (planning appeals board) – evaluative judgment
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