'Kerry has done enough' as councillors vote to limit wind farm developments  

Communities have been divided and 'scarred' by the hundreds of turbines already built, many near houses, council meeting was told

Kerry already has 364 wind turbines installed, with dozens more having received planning permission, councillors said, voting unanimously to all but ban the further erection of on-land wind turbines. File picture: Denis Minihane

The county with the largest number of wind turbines in the State, and which produces the most energy from wind, has called a halt to further wind energy development, a move which risks the intervention of the planning regulator.

“Kerry has done enough”, several councillors insisted during a marathon three-day meeting on the new county development plan. Communities have been divided and “scarred” by the hundreds of turbines already built, many near houses, the meeting was told.