Planning watchdog criticises Kerry County Council over zoning for new houses in Dingle
The Office of Planning Regulator has criticised Kerry County Council for its housing plans for Dingle. File picture
The State’s planning watchdog has urged Kerry County Council to alter its draft local area plan for Dingle amid concern that it is rezoning land for housing on the outskirts of the town which were “leapfrogging” better, more sustainable sites closer to the town centre.
The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) has recommended that the council should change its plans which, if adopted, would expand the town’s settlement boundary by more than 400 metres through a new housing development at the north-east side of Dingle.
