Horse trainer Jim Bolger receives retention permission for some unauthorised structures at Glebe House and its yard in Kilkenny as part of a planning decision. The permission applies to buildings and a yard area that had not been authorised under the usual planning process.
The decision also includes a financial condition. Bolger is required to pay a €72,000 development contribution to Kilkenny County Council. Sources also refer to a larger yard setup that includes 77 stables which had no planning permission.
The outlets frame the matter primarily around the planning status of the structures and the conditions attached to retention. While they differ in phrasing, they consistently describe the retention outcome, the lack of prior planning permission for the stables, and the same development contribution figure. The reports indicate that the yard goes sale agreed, alongside the planning resolution.
