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To support the development and maintenance of physical infrastructure in Ennistymon/Lahinch that will effectively accommodate the resident population, meet the increase in demand during the summer months and allow for future growth.
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To support the delivery of a new Secondary School to serve the existing and future population of the town.
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To support the development of a large scale outdoor multi-purpose sports, recreational, playground amenity facility in Ennistymon.
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To safeguard the existing character of the town centres by permitting development that respects the existing built heritage and encourages regeneration through appropriate renovation and redevelopment of, vacant, derelict and under-used buildings.
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To seek to provide parking to serve the Main Street and town centre as part of an overall traffic management plan for Ennistymon.
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To prepare and support the implementation of a public realm Enhancement Plan for Ennistymon.
Employment and Enterprise in Ennistymon Ennistymon has a diverse economic base supported by industry, tourism and agriculture. Daktronics (formerly Data Display) is a key employer in the town and there is also an enterprise centre in the town. Ennistymon makes an excellent base for activity holidays in the Burren and along the Wild Atlantic Way. There is potential to capitalise on this demand to a greater extent and provision has been made within the town to facilitate this. The town’s rich cultural heritage has been celebrated with the Merriman Summer School which has been held in the town in recent years. The Summer School has been an annual event in County Clare since 1968 and attracts significant numbers of visitors to the county every year. It is an objective of the plan: •
To provide for the growth and diversification of the local economy including the promotion of the town as a tourism base for visitors wishing to explore the Wild Atlantic Way.
Retail Development Ennistymon is identified as a Linked Service Town in County Clare and Tier 3 in the Retail Hierarchy included in the Clare Retail Strategy (Volume 7) of this plan. The purpose of the retail hierarchy is to indicate the level and form of retailing activity appropriate to the various urban centres in the County and to enable the Council to protect the overall vitality and viability of each town centre in line with their identified function. __________________________________________________________________________________ Draft Clare County Development Plan 2023-2029
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