Draft Clare County Development Plan News Today

Calls have been made for the Clare County Development plan to be adjusted to account for a surge in population over the past two years. It follows a warning from the Minister for Integration that the Government needs to prepare for more than 80,000 migrants, who plan on seeking refuge in Ireland this year. Clare […]

ENNIS residents' concerns over “haphazard development” and vacant homes at St Flannan’s Terrace have prompted calls for ‘Development and Design Guidelines’ to be drawn up for the area.

A proposed ban of using cyanide in future Clare mining operations that are located near groundwater has been backed by local councillors.

THE chief executive of Clare County Council has rebuffed a bid by Clare GAA to have “a large area of land” at Clarecastle near Ennis rezoned for housing.

The chief executive of Clare County Council has rebuffed a bid by Clare GAA to have “a large area of land” at Clarecastle near Ennis rezoned for housing. As part of its bid, the Management Committee of Clare GAA employed KPMG to make a submission requesting that lands currently zoned for recreation with a smaller […]

CHANGING the proposed zoning designation of Spancilhill from a ‘cluster’ to a ‘small village’ in the Clare County Development Plan would help reduce speed limits and address “dangerous levels” of traffic speeding which has split the community in two, a meeting of councillors has been told.

THE REGULATOR of planning, Niall Cussen, is to address councillors, amid ongoing concerns over the impact of regional and national strategies on rural Clare.

The Office of the Planning Regulator claims it’s ‘inappropriate’ to include a potential future Strategic Development Zone in the new Clare County Development plan. A joint application between Clare County Council and the University of Limerick for the development of a new town on the Clare/Limerick border is currently with Government.   The Council and […]

THE people of Clare are being reminded that the closing date is nearing for submissions to the Draft County Development Plan. The deadline for making submissions closes on Monday, March 28 at 4pm

CLARE’S first citizen is urging members of the public to make themselves aware of proposals that will determine planning and development in the county up to the end of the decade.