Antrim and Newtownabbey councillors have delegated authority to the council’s planning department to make a decision on an application for a cannabis farm outside Templepatrick.
The application for change of use of an industrial unit at Rickamore Road Upper for the production, cultivation and processing of medicinal cannabis plants was deferred to Monday’s meeting by the planning committee in November.
The decision to do so was to obtain further information with the applicant, Rickamore Ltd, being told there would be no further extensions.
The recommendation had been to refuse the proposal with the council’s environmental health section requesting the submission of an odour impact assessment and a noise impact assessment, and to allow time for environmental health officers to carry out visits to other facilities for further consideration.
A report to a meeting of the planning committee on Monday evening said: “Officers worked with the applicant and reached out to local authorities and facilities in England in an attempt to arrange a site visit.
“However, it has not been possible to gain access to another like-for-like facility.”
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