Appeal overturns planning approval for PepsiCo’s €127m Little Island plant expansion

An Coimisiún Pleanála has refused PepsiCo’s multimillion-euro Cork expansion, citing local residents’ concerns

PepsiCo has been undertaking a €127m investment at its facility in Little Island, Cork. The project will see the opening of additional manufacturing capacity, as well as further investment in its R&D campus. Pic: PepsiCo

Plans by PepsiCo for a multimillion euro expansion of its manufacturing facility in Little Island in Co Cork have been refused by An Coimisiún Pleanála.

The plan for additional manufacturing capacity at the plant at Little Island Industrial Estate in Ballytrasna was approved by Cork County Council in April, but an appeal to the planning board has now overturned that decision. Local residents had raised health and environmental concerns about the project.