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LISCANNOR locals have formed a committee to block the proposed construction of a park and ride serv- ice from the village to the Cliffs of Moher.
Following a public meeting held last Friday, locals have decided to oppose the Atlantis Development project, claiming the park and ride would be too big and effectively by- pass Liscannor village.
“We are not trying to stop devel- opment in Liscannor, we just want
to be able to get in to and out of our homes,” said a committee spokes- man. “It’s the scale of the develop- ment; 500 cars, four times a day, that’s a huge pressure to put on a small place…
“They talk about job creation but both the hotels in Liscannor are closed at the moment. The shop is closed. If you came here today, you would have no problem parking, I can tell you that.
‘They say they are taking account of the businesses in Liscannor, but there are very few businesses even
left in Liscannor.”
Atlantis Development Ltd released a statement yesterday in which they argued that the Liscannor site was zoned for a park and ride in the North Clare Local Area Plan 2005, with no objections from locals during the public consultation process.
It also claims to have removed a number of elements from the plan to which locals had previously objected and taken steps to ensure that the proposed development will not lead to Main Street being bypassed or to WeDONOMeO)ITXonI BLO) IF