Supreme Court dismisses An Taisce appeal against Kilkenny cheese factory

The appeal centred around the upstream consequences of the operation of the proposed factory from milk produced across some 4,500 farms

The judgement paves the way for Glanbia to develop its €140 million cheese factory proposed for Belview in Co. Kilkenny. File photo

An appeal aimed at overturning planning permission for a €140 million Co. Kilkenny cheese plant has been dismissed by the Supreme Court.

The court ruled on Wednesday that upstream consequences of the proposed factory, specifically from milk production, were not indirect significant effects liable to be assessed under the Environmental Impact Assessment EIA Directive or the Habitats Directive.