Consent sought for second wind-farm in hen harrier-earmarked area

PLANNING permission is being sought for a second wind-farm in a controversial area earmarked for the conservation of the endangered hen harrier, it emerged yesterday.

Last April, planning permission was granted for a four-turbine wind-farm, at Kielduff, in the Stack's Mountains, near Tralee, Co Kerry, but objections have been lodged and there will be an appeal to An Bord Pleanála.

However, the same company, Provento, based in Glenbeigh, Co Kerry, is behind the second application for another four-turbine project in the Kielduff area.