Council lays down strict conditions for private helipad

A LOCAL authority has laid down strict conditions after granting planning permission to a property developer for a helicopter pad near his home.

Cork County Council granted planning with eight conditions to Michael O’Flynn, managing director of O’Flynn Construction, for the construction of a paved area near his home at Rockfield Farm, in Kilcrea, near Ovens, Co Cork, for use as a helipad.

The council said the grant of permission shall be restricted to the following limitations: