Court rejects attempt to block construction of asphalt plant in Mitsero

An attempt to block the construction of an asphalt plant in the Nicosia district village of Mitsero was rejected by the administrative appeals court on Friday, with the court allowing the plant’s construction to go ahead pending an appeal against the planning permission filed at the court of appeal.

The case had been filed by the village councils of Mitsero and seven other nearby villages – Agrokipia, Ayios Ioannis, Kato Moni, Arediou, Meniko, Malounta and Orounta – with the aim of preventing...