An Bord Pleanála to reconsider Cork Harbour incinerator plan

Indaver Ireland's proposed incinerator in Ringaskiddy is to come before the board again, following a High Court decision

The fresh posting on An Bord Pleanála’s website describes the project in Ringaskiddy as a “resource recovery centre — including waste-to-energy facility”. File picture: Larry Cummins

An Bord Pleanála has re-activated and will consider anew a planning application for an incinerator in Cork Harbour, re-igniting a controversy dating back decades.

Indaver Ireland last lodged plans for a “waste to energy facility” in Ringaskiddy in January 2016. At every juncture, the local group Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment (Chase) has opposed the plans through court battles, oral hearings and through public forums stretching back to the early 2000s.