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Gort residents are preparing to challenge a new planning application for a biogas facility by Sustainable Bio-Energy Limited. An Coimisiún Pleanála has requested additional information, including an updated Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement.

Legal modifications from the Planning and Development Act of October 2024 complicate local opposition but do not eliminate the possibility of judicial reviews, as the original application predates the act. The Gort Biogas Concern Group, with alliances formed with 14 other groups in Ireland, continues to advocate against the facility.