Planning refusal for waste incinerator successfully overturned

Date: 05 June 2023

Charles Banner KC successfully represented the applicants in a recent planning permission case at the Northern Ireland High Court. The case involved a high-profile energy waste project situated in Mallusk, County Antrim.

On 31 May 2023 the court delivered a verdict to quash the refusal of planning permission marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing legal battle. The Department for Infrastructure, after careful consideration, decided not to defend the application for judicial review brought by Arc21 and a private firm, Indaver. The decision followed the submission of a compelling skeleton argument by the applicants, just days after the scheduled hearing. Charles Banner KC led Alistair Fletcher and was instructed by Arthur Cox LLP and Tughans LLP.

You can find out more about the case via BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65751977