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PROPOSALS for another major private housing development in Tulla are being considered by Clare County Council.
After an original application was invalidated, Wiskin Property Developments lodged a fresh application last week to build 60 homes at Loughaun South.
The company is seeking permission for 15 detached houses; 36 semi-detached houses and nine terraced houses.
Two vehicular entrances were also to be provided at the site, which is just over 3 hectares.
According to the planning application form, 40 of the proposed homes will be three-bed. Six will be two-bed units and 14 will have four bedrooms. Parking would be provided by the creation of 140 spaces at the development.
A letter submitted with the application outlines that the Part V element of the project has been agreed, in principle, with Clare County Council.
The Ennis-based developers have described the site as a greenfield one currently used as agricultural land, around 387m from the centre of Tulla.
It is bounded to the east by the town’s Main Street. The density of the proposed development is 18.3 units per hectare and its focus is on what the developers describe as “the creation of a high-quality, residential environment in terms of overall design and layout; a mixture of tenure types and unit sizes and the provision of high-quality landscaped public open spaces”.
Documents submitted with the application note that the County Development Plan (201702023) states that the site is a prominent one and that “development on these lands will be highly visible and will mark the entrance to the town, therefore a high standard of design and layout will be required on any future development on these lands”.
The plan also requires that the developers of this site create a riverside amenity and incorporate it into any residential development.
It requires developers to take into account the presence of a wet grassland habitat and requires a full ecological assessment of the any impact on biodiversity.
The developers have also proposed pedestrian links to the centre of Tulla, as well as a large green area as a focal point.
“The buildings have been designed to create a distinctive look which is sympathetic to the context of the village setting,” they stated.
Clare County Council has given September 29 as an indicative decision date.
