Further delays with Cork incinerator planning decision

A decision on whether to give the go-ahead to a controversial €160m incinerator in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, has been hit with further delays at An Bord Pleanála.

The board had been expected to decide by tomorrow on whether to grant permission to Belgian waste company Indaver for a 240,000 tonnes per annum waste-to-energy facility on the Ringaskiddy peninsula.

However the file has yet to go before the board, according to a spokesperson for the planning authority. The board then has 21 to 28 days to reach a decision — which could push the process out to the end of the year.