I see that the Dublin-based owners of a patch of land in Sallins – who were refused planning permission by Kildare County Council for a home and 1ac snail farm – are taking their case to An Bord Pleanála for the second time in just over a year.County planners rejected the project for a number of reasons, including that there are too many people from Dublin building one-off houses in this rural area, doubts over waste water treatment, a neighbour’s concerns about the snails’ smell and attractiveness to rodents, and utter disbelief at the claim that snail farming could yield €18,000/ac net profit in the first year of operation.
I see that the Dublin-based owners of a patch of land in Sallins – who were refused planning permission by Kildare County Council for a home and 1ac snail farm – are taking their case to An Bord Pleanála for the second time in just over a year.
County planners rejected the project for a number of reasons, including that there are too many people from Dublin building one-off houses in this rural area, doubts over waste water treatment, a neighbour’s concerns about the snails’ smell and attractiveness to rodents, and utter disbelief at the claim that snail farming could yield €18,000/ac net profit in the first year of operation.
The applicant did reference established snail farms elsewhere in Ireland, but planners said they were “not convinced”.
In its first ruling on this case, An Bord Pleanála refused to be drawn into the agricultural merits of the project, but sided with Kildare planners on suburban development pressure.
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