Ireland: Irish Cement (ICL) has opposed a planned 139-home development by Tergnum Properties in Mungret over concerns it could ‘inhibit’ its future expansion, according to the Limerick Leader newspaper. The company said “This planning application is not consistent with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area,” and has reportedly written twice to the local authority to express its concern. The company’s agents indicated that permission would be sought for its own expansion plan in the future, which could take its plant just 40m from the rear wall of some of the proposed houses. They also said that Tergnum Properties should implement measures such as triple-glazed windows, to mitigate against the noise from the plant.
Irish Cement has 14 days to decide if it will appeal the council’s decision or lodge an appeal to the national planning authority.
“It is imperative to ICL that its strategically important cement plant facility and associated proven long-term reserves are protected. It is not evident from this application that limestone resources and cement plant activities on the adjacent lands will not be impacted by the proposed development,” the firm’s agents concluded.
