Bord to decide on chopper pilot’s permission to land

OUR prosperous times have caused a quandary for Limerick County Council’s planning department.

Council planners have called in An Bord Pleanála to determine whether a resident needs planning permission to come and go from his Adare home in his helicopter.

Does landing and taking off in a helicopter at one’s home require planning permission? That’s the question for An Bord Pleanála.