The campaign's solicitor told us: 'Ultimately this is a great victory for the campaign group'
Planning permission for a major oil terminal on Belfast Lough has been quashed on Monday morning at Belfast High Court. The decision, which Mid and East Antrim Council accepted, was announced during the review of a case taken against both the council and Department for Infrastructure by campaign group Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal.
Following that plea, Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd decided not to ‘call in’ the application leaving the council to make the final decision. Ms McCloskey added: “The order against the department has been stayed because we haven’t yet seen what’s going to happen with this application for planning permission.
“We do hope they do that because we consider that there are significant implications for the entire region, if not the entire island of Ireland in terms of reliance on fossil fuel industries.”
Antrim Stormont Mid And East Antrim Borough Council
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