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CLARE County Council has de- clared that it has a number of serious concerns in relation to €15 million plans for a park and ride facility to serve the Cliffs of Moher.
The plan by the Mermaid Partner- ship has attracted a wave of objec- tions across the north Clare coastal village of Liscannor.
The planning application is seeking to construct the park and ride facility
with a retail and residential element which will consist of three buildings, 359 car-parking spaces and 10 bus- parking facilities.
The Mermaid Partnership is also seeking to construct 47 apartments in three storey blocks around a shared public square. The proposal also includes retail space units of 5,000 Square metres on two floors and smaller retail spaces off the public space totalling 1,322 square metres.
However, in a letter to the appli-
cants the council has stated that it is not favourably disposed to granting planning permission for the applica- tion as it currently stands.
The council’s concern relates to the piecemeal nature of the development of lands, the excessive floor space proposed, over-development of the site, scale and design of the proposed buildings, overlooking and overbear- ing adjacent private residences and DREN U BLOMNT-BKCLR YAS SSE
The council states, “The land on
which the development is proposed forms part of wider lands that are zoned for the purpose of a park n ride facility to serve the Cliffs of Moher.
The council also states that it, “has serious concerns that the proposed development by reason of its scale and building height will result in overlooking, overbearing and po- tential overshadowing to adjacent routes.”
It also has serious concerns in rela- tion to the retail element of the pro-
posed development.
Similarly the council has expressed concerns over the excessive density and scale of the proposal in a small AUN E Texon
As a result the council has request- ed the developer to provide for a de- velopment of a much reduced scale and of a design and layout which has regard to the context of the local ver- nacular of the adjacent village.
A decision is due on the application later this year.