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The Planning Department of Clare County Council has today (18th September, 2020) officially commenced the process of preparing the new Clare County Development Plan for the period 2022-2028.

The County Development Plan sets out an overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of the county over a six-year period. Every six years, the Planning Authority is legally obliged to make a new County Development Plan, which must set out the strategic spatial vision and future direction for the County.

The Planning Department of Clare County Council has today (18th September, 2020) officially commenced the process of preparing the new Clare County Development Plan for the period 2022-2028.

The County Development Plan sets out an overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of the county over a six-year period. Every six years, the Planning Authority is legally obliged to make a new County Development Plan, which must set out the strategic spatial vision and future direction for the County.

In accordance with the provisions of the 1991 United Nations Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (“the Espoo Convention”), the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government received notification from the UK Planning Inspectorate (“PINS”) in relation to a development consent application (“the planning application”) by NNB Generation Company (SZC) Limited for a proposed Nuclear Power Station at Sizewell C, Suffolk, England.

Draft Lough Derg Visitor Experience Development Plan 2020 - 2024 and associated Environmental Report and Natural Impact Statement will be on public display from Friday 4th September, 2020 to Wednesday 7th October, 2020, inclusive.

Clare County Council and Tipperary County Council have commenced the preparation of a Killaloe - Ballina Town Enhancement and Mobility Plan. The plan will facilitate a coordinated approach to public realm enhancements within Killaloe and Ballina, providing a clear vision for Killaloe and Ballina as linked settlements. Specific measures, designs and schemes will promote the towns’ complementarity, and create an overall focus on their joint strengths and opportunities in terms of functionality, aesthetics and the changing transport and mobility profile of the towns as a result of the future Killaloe Bypass and Shannon bridge crossing.

In respect of the O’Connell Square, High St, Barrack Square and Old Barrack St Project B

We have prepared a Draft Corporate Plan which set out its strategic aims and objectives and its supporting strategies for the period 2019-2024.

The Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended), makes specific provision that elected members of a local authority may pass a formal resolution to vary the basic rate of the Local Property Tax for their administrative area by a percentage known as the local adjustment factor. At the meeting set by Clare County Council to consider this matter, the members may set a local adjustment factor within the range of +/- 15% of the basic rate, or, may decide not to adjust the basic rate.

Local authorities must identify official bathing areas in their area every year so that they can be monitored for safety, water quality and their level of use. 
To help with this process, we are asking people who swim at beaches, lakes and rivers to tell them if they think they should maintain existing designated bathing waters designations or give a new official bathing area designation to areas that are commonly used for swimming, but not identified at the moment.

Clare County Council is undertaking a tourism planning process that will result in a ten-year Tourism Strategy for the County. The initiative is now well underway and extensive consultations have been taking place.