Family who had been on the council’s housing waiting list for nine years are granted retention
The Somers’ timber-clad house, which ‘fits in well with its surroundings’. Photo: Kilkenny County Council
A couple who built a timber-clad home without planning permission said they did not think it was required.
Rebecca and Noel Somers erected a log cabin and storage shed, measuring 113 square metres, at Newhouse, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, after spending years on the council’s housing waiting list.