24/01/2022
https://www.pleanala.ie/en-ie/case/310547
Whether the harvesting of peat is or is not development or is or is not exempted development
The area outlined is an arbitrary division of a larger peat harvesting site (to get below the 30Ha limit)
Industrial extraction of peat is not exempted development because of the location, nature and scale of the works which require both appropriate assessment and environmental impact assessment