Coroner challenges decision to deem her Cork lands as eligible for 'land hoarding tax'

Helen Lucey had intended to seek planning permission to build houses on the lands, or sell the land to a builder, having received planning permission

An Bord Pleanála had upheld an earlier finding by Cork County Council that the lands should be included on maps of sites where the residential zoned land tax applies. File Picture: PA

A woman who says she can't get planning permission to build houses on her late father's land has brought a High Court challenge against a decision by An Bord Pleanála that the property is eligible for the residential zoned land tax (RZLT). 

The action has been brought by Helen Lucey, who is the Coroner for North Kerry. She has launched a challenge against the board's decision to uphold an earlier finding by Cork County Council that the lands should be included on maps of sites where the land tax applies.