Kerry County Council gave two principal reasons for the refusal to Woodlands Equestrian Club and Showgrounds. The proposal of multiple units in the rural Faha East would contravene sustainable rural housing guidelines.
In 2017 a communal effluent treatment plant and filtering system was given permission, Danny and Maura Healy-Rae noted in a statement on the matter. The Faha area was designated as a “node” in the recent county development plan; which is a recognised settlement area. This area has significant residential development already – local pub, restaurant, GAA pitch and an equestrian centre, welding iron workshop and a shop which is to reopen shortly.
The decision which was handed down on March 31st and can be appealed within one month to to An Bord Pleanála