Recycling firm claims Paul Hyde was involved in planning refusal for Cork facility, court told

Country Clean claim Mr Hyde, who was recently convicted for planning breaches, failed to declare a conflict of interest

The applicant claims that given his connection with the area it is highly likely that some or many of the objectors were known to Paul Hyde (pictured) and his family. File picture: Dan Linehan

A recycling firm wants to challenge An Bord Pleanála's refusal to allow it build a waste transfer station over an alleged failure by its then-Deputy Chairperson Paul Hyde to recuse himself from having any role in the decision.

The action has been brought by Country Clean Recycling Unlimited Company, which in 2021 was refused permission by the board to develop a building containing a waste transfer and recycling facility at Courtstown Industrial Estate, Little Island, Co. Cork.