Council raises rezoning fears

WITH a general election looming, a warning has been given of a rush to rezone land for housing in Kerry.

Dingle has already seen a large number of rezonings, mainly for holiday home developments, but the latest motion was for a 25-acre site in Listowel.

Against the advice of senior planning engineer Tom Sheehy and other officials, Kerry County Council agreed to rezone land belonging to the Hilliard family at Cahirdown, Listowel, from rural/general use to residential use.