Time to take a stand against urban sprawl

I WISH to appraise your readers of the current development threat to Kenmare, Co Kerry, and warn every other small town lest a similar fate awaits.

As a ‘heritage’ town, Kenmare assumed it would be spared the ravages of change. Wrong. While planning applications for large-scale developments of a kind that would fundamentally change the nature of the town were recently refused permission by Kerry County Council, they are subject to appeal.

Kenmare is now raising upwards of €120,000 to fight this issue before An Bord Pleanála — and we will probably have to do it again next year.