ORAL HEARING ON TUAM BIOGAS PLANT OPENS

Date Published: 22-Jan-2013

The oral hearing on a proposal for a biogas and anaerobic facility in Tuam has opened.

An inspector from An Bord Pleanala is chairing the hearing in a packed room in the Ard Ri Hotel.

The applicant Bernard Hynes is seeking permission to build the facility at a site in the Airglooney business park.It was granted permission by Galway county council last year with conditions attached -However this is being appealed to the higher planning authority by a number of groups and individuals in the Tuam region.

Today - submissions from legal and environmental experts will be made as well as observations from the public.