Supreme Court allows An Taisce to raise all grounds in appeal against Glanbia cheese factory

One argument is that there was no adequate environmental impact assessment of the quantity of milk that will supply the factory

An Taisce free to raise all grounds in its appeal  against the High court decision to grant planning permission for a cheese processing facility at Glanbia in Kilkenny. File photo

An Taisce is free to raise all grounds in its appeal over a refusal to quash permission for the Glanbia cheese factory in Co. Kilkenny, the Supreme Court has held.

An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland - was granted leave to appeal directly to the Supreme Court the High Court’s decision to uphold the board’s June 2020 permission for the €140 million Glanbia plant. The substantial hearing is due to take place in the new year.