Fingal councillor urges legal action against Manna drone delivery base operating without planning permission
Aontú Councillor Ellen Troy is calling on Fingal County Council to take legal action against Manna, a drone delivery company operating from Coolmine Industrial Estate without planning permission. Manna's CEO Bobby Healy claims the company doesn't need planning permission for its rubber landing mats or drone flights, but council planners disagree. The council rejected Manna's planning application, yet the company continues flying while "considering the next steps available to us."
Key quotes
It's time for Fingal County Council to take legal action to stop Manna from flying its delivery drones from its base at the Coolmine Industrial Estate
Manna's CEO Bobby Healy has said the company does not need planning permission to put down the rubber mats its drones take off from and land on, or to fly drones
The council rejected a planning application for the base, but that hasn't stopped the company, which says it is still flying and 'considering the next steps available to us'
From the article
The council rejected a planning application for the base, but that hasn't stopped the company, which says it is still flying and "considering the next steps available to us".
Continue reading on dublininquirer.comYou might also wanna read
Manna Aero makes Tulsa the center of its U.S. drone delivery push
runtimewire.com·12h ago
Autonomous drone delivery startup Manna plots major US expansion
TechCrunch·12h ago
UK police arrest activists at Israeli-owned drone engine plant
Al Jazeera·4h ago
Appeal lodged after Letterkenny electricity storage facility refusal
ireland-live.ie·1d ago
Drones May Be Banned From Brighton Parks
Silicon UK·8d ago
Councillor backs calls to block controversial 24-hour shop plan in Glasgow
Glasgow Times·3h ago
Comments
Sign in to join the conversation.
No comments yet. Be the first.