Planning

Mayo forestry project stalled by concerns over road safety

Transport Infrastructure Ireland has objected the planned truck entrance to the site in Corranun near Ballyhaunis

Aerial shot of Ballyhaunis: a 10-hectare site in Corranun near the Co Mayo town was acquired by SLM Partners last year. Picture: Twitter

A forestry fund’s project in Mayo has been stalled following an appeal by Transport Infrastructure Ireland against plans to create a new entrance for large trucks to the lands.

Last year, the 10-hectare site in Corranun near Ballyhaunis was acquired by SLM Partners, an international investment firm involved in ecological farming and forestry.

SLM Partners plan to fell the forest would take place over a 10-year period. It was originally proposed that the first removal ...