Councillors in Kerry ‘astonished’ at wind turbine proximity to homes

No provision has been made in planning laws, in Kerry, for a minimum distance of the erection of huge wind turbines from family homes.

Some county councillors said they were “astonished” that 150m-high turbines were being located 500m from residences. Councillors are demanding that large turbines, compared to the height of Dublin’s Spire, should be a minimum distance of 10 times their height, or at least 1.2km, from homes.

Controversy has raged in Kerry in recent months with wind turbine construction now continuing in populated lowland areas, especially along the Wild Atlantic Way tourist route.