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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Time we told An Taisce to mind its own business

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2022 0

Ireland’s planning system is cumbersome and costly. Local authorities make decisions, Bord Pleanála may overrule them and the dispute can end up in court. Sometimes the verdict will be appealed to a higher court, as happened with the proposal for a cheese plant at Belview, in south Kilkenny. The process can take years , two […]

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Plans to develop new tourism initiatives near international port in south Kilkenny

By Colin Bartley 24th May 2021 0

A new report from the owners of Kilkenny’s international port has highlighted the development and the heritage opportunities of the estuary and surrounding area. The report, ‘The Maritime Heritage of Waterford Estuary’, has been commissioned by the Port of Waterford in Belview in the south of the county and highlights a variety of opportunities to develop and

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IDA reignites battle with Kilkenny Council over port road

By Colin Bartley 20th January 2021 0

The Industrial Development Authority (IDA) has once again approached Kilkenny County Council in an effort to build a new road around an industrial estate near Belview Port. The IDA lodged plans with the local authority looking to develop the L32314 road at Ballyvalla beside the State agency’s lands at Gorteen. The road stretches along the […]

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Legal challenge threatens plans for new €140m cheese plant in south Kilkenny

By Colin Bartley 24th November 2020 0

Plans to build a major new €140 million cheese facility plant at Belview Port in south Kilkenny that would create up to 80 new jobs have been thrown into doubt after a legal challenge to the project was allowed to proceed. An Taisce has been granted leave to seek a judicial review of the planning […]

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Fears for €140 million cheese plant in South Kilkenny as planning decision goes to court

By Colin Bartley 20th November 2020 0

Plans to build a new €140 million cheese manufacturing plant in South Kilkenny, creating 80 jobs in the process, have been cast in doubt after a legal challenge to the granting of permission has been allowed to proceed. An Taisce has been granted leave to seek a judicial review of the planning permission approved for […]