Drug rehab centre linked to Church of Scientology gets green light

The former old Ballivor National School was acquired by the Narconon Trust which is linked to the Church of Scientology and supports drug rehabilitation charities as part of its mission

A protest against the development in Ballivor, Co. Meath, in 2018. The Court of Appeal today upheld a decision that An Bord Pleanála was incorrect in deciding that the facility requires planning permission. File photo: Seamus Farrelly

A €9m residential drug rehabilitation centre linked to the Church of Scientology can go ahead after a Court of Appeal decision today.  

The Court of Appeal (CoA) upheld a decision last year of the High Court that An Bord Pleanála was incorrect in deciding that the facility at Ballivor, Co Meath, requires planning permission.