Plans for 30 new homes in Killarney blocked by local residents' groups 

An Bord Pleanála said it could not be satisfied the proposed development would not have adverse effects on the integrity of Killarney National Park and the Macgillycuddy’s Reeks and Caragh River Catchment Special Area of Conservation.

Several local residents’ groups in Killarney have succeeded in blocking a controversial development of 30 new houses in the town which had been approved by Kerry County Council.

An Bord Pleanála has upheld an appeal by several parties against the council’s decision to grant planning permission for the demolition of a former B&B and the construction of 30 new houses on the same site at Ballycasheen, Killarney, Co Kerry.