Senate hopeful says Kerry’s planners are too strict

ANGER with “over-stringent” planning policies in Kerry is about to boil over, it was claimed yesterday.

Some councillors said they were hoping for a new approach from recently-appointed county manager Tom Curran, who met FF councillors on the issue prior to the council’s annual meeting, in Tralee two weeks ago.

Despite promises that favourable treatment would be given to people building one-off houses on family-owned land, people were still finding it extremely difficult to get planning permission, FF Cllr Michael Cahill warned.