Judge overturns refusal of permission for Co Kildare snail farm

The proposed snail farm or heliculture business was intended to develop snail-based products, including premium organic snail meat, snail egg caviar and snail slime secretion.

An Bord Pleanála’s refusal of permission for a house and snail farm in Co Kildare has been overturned by the High Court.

Mr Justice Garrett Simons ruled the Board must reconsider the appeal by Aidan and Loretta Damer “in its entirety” because of inadequate analysis in a Board inspector’s report recommending refusal and the Board’s failure to meet the required standard of reasoning in its refusal decision.