Public health concerns cited in Bord Pleanala inspector's report on Skibbereen plastics factory

An inspector who recommended An Bord Pleanala turn down planning permission for a plastics factory in West Cork had believed not enough information had been provided to prove “public health would be safeguarded”.

Despite strong opposition in the immediate Skibbereen area and the region, generally, the appeals' board had upheld Cork County Council’s approval for Daly Products Ltd to build a 4,800 sq/m thermoplastics treatment facility on rezoned former IDA land on the town's Baltimore road.