Quilty
Quilty Location and Context Quilty is a traditional fishing village located on the main N67 coast road on the Wild Atlantic Way. It is situated to the north of Doonbeg and south of Miltown Malbay. The focus of activity is around the junction at the village centre where the main services, including a public house/restaurant, supermarket, post office, credit union, hair and beauty salon are located. The National School is located south of the village centre and there is a filling station and tyre centre nearby. The fishing pier located at Seafield plays an important role in the local economy and tourist product and has potential to strengthen this role in the future. The expansive beaches at Seafield with views towards Doonbeg to the south, offer plenty of opportunity for swimming, walking, seasonal bird watching and painting. The GAA pitch is located within the settlement and plays an important role in the social fabric of the village. Quilty is located in a Heritage Landscape, as designated by the Clare County Development Plan 2023-2029 (CDP). Therefore, development in the area must have due cognisance of the Heritage Landscape policy and objectives in the CDP. The village is connected to the West Clare Regional Water Supply. The village is served by the Quilty/Mullagh Sewerage Scheme which has design capacity sufficient to cater for the current load to the plant and future development over the period of the plan. The village of Quilty adjoins Carrowmore Point to Spanish Point and the Islands SAC and Mid Clare Coast SPA. Future development must ensure that there are no adverse effects on the conservation objectives of the SAC or SPA or on the site integrity, or the integrity of any other European site as a result of any proposed development. Accordingly, objectives set out in Volume 1 of this Plan, relating to European sites and to appropriate assessment will apply to any future development proposals in this area. The Natura Impact Report accompanying this plan (Volume 10a) provides relevant mitigation measures and recommendations at site and project level. General Objectives: •
To make provision for the sustainable growth of the village which will support existing services and encourage further expansion of the service base, whilst retaining its distinctive character.
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To ensure that future development reflects the distinctive character of the area in terms of scale, design and location.
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To support the community in the provision of a suitably sited playground to serve the village.
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