Clare County Council has announced it will host a public consultation event on the proposed Doolin Pier development in Hotel Doolin on Wednesday, January 25th from 3:00 to 8:00 PM.
The Local Authority is presently preparing an Environmental Impact Assessment in relation to proposals to provide significantly improved pier facilities at Doolin. Apart from the development put forward under previous planning proposals, alternative options are being considered.
Clare County Council’s Senior Engineer, Tom Tiernan noted that the Doolin Pier project remains “a very significant priority” for Clare County Council.
“Notwithstanding this”, he continued, “the Council recognises the importance of facilitating public consultation and considering fully the views of the various stakeholders.”
“The Doolin Pier Project is a critically important piece of infrastructural development for the North Clare area and will serve to significantly enhance the tourism industry in both North Clare and the Aran Islands in future years”, he added.
Mr. Tiernan explained that the purpose of the forthcoming public consultation event is to outline to interested members of the general public what the alternative development options involve and to invite comments, observations and queries in this regard. Members of the public will then have a four-week period within which to articulate their views and comments in writing to the County Council.
“All submissions will be considered in detail along with all of the other pertinent detail collated by the Council’s Consultants. This will ultimately lead to the selection of one option, which in turn will become the proposal to which the Environmental Impact Assessment refers. Once the pier option to be proposed in association with the Environmental Impact Assessment is confirmed, the overall proposal will be submitted to An Bord Pleanála for determination”, Mr. Tiernan concluded.
The Local Authority is presently preparing an Environmental Impact Assessment in relation to proposals to provide significantly improved pier facilities at Doolin. Apart from the development put forward under previous planning proposals, alternative options are being considered.
Clare County Council’s Senior Engineer, Tom Tiernan noted that the Doolin Pier project remains “a very significant priority” for Clare County Council.
“Notwithstanding this”, he continued, “the Council recognises the importance of facilitating public consultation and considering fully the views of the various stakeholders.”
“The Doolin Pier Project is a critically important piece of infrastructural development for the North Clare area and will serve to significantly enhance the tourism industry in both North Clare and the Aran Islands in future years”, he added.
Mr. Tiernan explained that the purpose of the forthcoming public consultation event is to outline to interested members of the general public what the alternative development options involve and to invite comments, observations and queries in this regard. Members of the public will then have a four-week period within which to articulate their views and comments in writing to the County Council.
“All submissions will be considered in detail along with all of the other pertinent detail collated by the Council’s Consultants. This will ultimately lead to the selection of one option, which in turn will become the proposal to which the Environmental Impact Assessment refers. Once the pier option to be proposed in association with the Environmental Impact Assessment is confirmed, the overall proposal will be submitted to An Bord Pleanála for determination”, Mr. Tiernan concluded.
