An Bord Pleanála refuses permission for 'super-piggery' in Waterford

Objections centred on quality of life and environmental impact, as well as issues like odours, traffic volumes, depreciation of property values, animal welfare and water pollution

The sites, 1.5km apart, would process an estimated 18,280 weaner and finisher pigs between them and produce an estimated 19.5 million litres of pig slurry per annum. File picture

Planning permission for a ‘super-piggery’ across two sites in West Waterford has been refused by An Bord Pleanála.

The board upheld an appeal by the Concerned Residents of Touraneena and Ballinamult (CRTB) against planning granted by Waterford Council to Fenor Pig Farms Ltd., in May 2021.