Hurler's half-built home may be torn down

A YOUNG Kerry hurler may have to demolish the walls of a €180,000 house he started to build without planning permission in a scenic area.

Hurler's half-built home may be torn down

An application by 24-year-old Jim Wharton to build a dormer house on his own family farm, at Templenoe, Kenmare, was twice turned down by Kerry County Council.

After the first refusal in January 2000, he appealed the decision to An Bord Pleanála, whose inspector recommended that permission be granted subject to conditions.

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