Council demands further details on super-composter

Cork County Council has sought a raft of further information from an East Cork farmer who wants to build a 10,000-tonne, organic composting facility on his land.

Up to 100 people living in the Knockraha area and beyond had objected to the planned super-composter, saying it could pose a health risk and pollute water in the wider Glanmire area.

The Ballynagaul project, according to farmer James O’Donovan’s planning application, is “an extension of existing agricultural practices” in his farmyard.