Kilbreckan, Doora, Ennis
Development of a major motorway service area adjacent to Junction 12 of the M18 near Ennis.
16677 · Clare County Council · Lodged 2 September 2016
- Reference
- 16677
- Authority
- Clare County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes a motorway service and rest area at Kilbreckan. The facility will feature a service station building with a convenience shop, food court, offices, fuel facilities, parking, play area, an on-site wastewater treatment plant, and significant infrastructural and road upgrades.
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Official record
Development description
To develop a motorway service area and rest area adjacent to junction 12 of the m18, which will include service station building with convenience shop, food court, offices, staff facilities, canopy, fuel facilities, parking and circulation space, childrens play area, picnic area and access provision. The development also includes infrastructural works, public lighting, signage, landscaping, electrical substation, storm water runoff petro; interceptor and attenuation system, on site wastewater treatment plant with pumping station and connection to public foul sewer, underground fuel storage tanks, rain water harvesting system, on -site potable water source with secondary connection to public water supply, underground storage tanks for fire- fighting purposes, upgrade to adjacent roundabout, revised access to adjoining agricultural land and ancillary works. The connection to the public sewerage system will be by means of an underground rising main via the townlands of killow, skehanagh and clareabbey, crossing the m18 and in the embankment along the southern side of the n85 national route, crossing the river fergus at the existing overground pipi bridge, to the treatment plant at clareabbey. A natura impact statement (nis) is being submitted with the application
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The use of land zoned for ‘commercial’ purposes shall be taken to include the use of the lands for commercial and business uses including offices, service industry, warehousing and the facilitation of enterprise/retail/office type uses as appropriate”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
Objective set by the Ennis and Environs (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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Timeline
- Application received2 September 2016
- Further information requested26 October 2016
- Further information received28 April 2017
- Application withdrawn29 June 2017
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