Residents welcome hearing into quarry planning

LOCAL residents are welcoming the decision of Bord Pleanala to hold a full oral hearing into a controversial planning application for a 16.5-hectare quarry in Co Tipperary.

Residents welcome hearing into quarry planning

South Tipperary County Council has already granted planning permission to local landowner Pat O’Donnell for the quarry which would be located at Kilconnell midway between Cashel and Fethard.

However, the decision has met with major disapproval in the area, and in the wake of the high level of opposition the national planning appeals board has decided to hold an oral hearing before making a final adjudication on it.

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