this week to build stables and toilets at its Vesey Street equestrian centre.

But a local construction company's bid to build a two-storey warehouse on land at Mill's Creek was once again refused.

The BEF's plans were first submitted to the Development Applications Board four years ago, Federation head Mrs. Mary Francis Gaglio noted yesterday.

"We seemed to have finally come up with one (set of plans) that meets with their approval,'' she said.

She said the stables and toilets were "desperately needed'', especially for horse shows.

"We had no stables, storage space or toilets -- we had to rent toilets, which adds up in the end,'' she said. The plans had been rejected in the past for a myriad of technical reasons, she added.

The DAB gave final approval to the BEF's application of June 1993 subject to several conditions, including landscaping of the site within three months of the project's completion, retention of all trees and protection of them during construction by fencing and no deposition or storage of excavated material on site.

Construction's plans to build a warehouse at Mill's Creek on land it has an option to by pending DAB approval were rejected on four technical grounds.

The plans had not been advertised, a higher standard of access was required to accommodate the traffic generated by this development, the means and provisions made for vehicular access to the site were not suitable and failure to provide proof that the owner of the land was aware of the application.

Construction owner Mr. Henry DeSilva said he had been trying for more than two years to build the warehouse. He added he was now looking at alternative sites.