We’ve often posted about local authorities having trouble enforcing planning conditions.
Now, Lagan Asphalt Group, based in the Republic of Ireland, and recently acquired by Breedon Group – a growing UK aggregates business and competitor to Aggregate Industries – has claimed in the High Court that a rival is operating a plant without the required air emission and planning approvals. There is an ulterior motive – the rival happens to be competing for the same project:
The urgency of the matter was that the tender for the road project is about to be awarded, he said. Asked by the judge if the local authorities had done nothing in relation to the alleged licence and approval matters, Mr Fitzsimons said that was the case and that was why his client took legal proceedings.
