Landowners set to fight planning decision on hunt kennels

A GROUP of landowners are considering seeking a judicial review after An Bord Pleanála overturned its own inspector’s report and allowed a hunt club to build kennels for a pack of beagles in an area known for its sheep farming.

An Bord Pleanála inspector Laurie Mulrine came down in favour of objectors who said there were a number of reasons why locating the kennels and stables complex at Garrylaurence, near the village of Clonmult in Co Cork, was a bad idea.

The inspector, who visited the site, noted the narrowness of roads in the immediate area and the poor alignment of the road directly outside it.