Crackdown on quarries that breach planning rules

FOLLOWING a crackdown on quarry firms operating outside the terms of their planning permission, Kerry County Council is to be paid €50,000 a year by one quarry company, it has emerged.

This development levy has been imposed on Ardfert Quarries to help meet infrastructural costs arising from an extension and use of the quarry site.

A council spokesperson confirmed yesterday that Ardfert Quarries will have to pay €50,000 annually for every year it operates.