Planning body has concerns over one-off houses in Co Kerry

The submission found that while there had been a rise in one-off housing in Co Kerry, towns such as Listowel - seen here hosting its horse fair in 2019 - have seen population decline over the same period. File photo: Domnick Walsh / Eye Focus LTD

More than half of all new houses built in Kerry in the past five years were one-off houses in the countryside, sparking concerns from the body set up to advise local authorities.

Most of the new houses, some 59%, were outside small towns which themselves experienced population decline, the Office of the Planning Regulator has noted.