Labasheeda
Labasheeda Location and Context Labasheeda takes its name from the Irish, Leaba Shioda, which can mean either Sheedy's Bed or ‘the silken bed’ and is situated on the banks of the Shannon Estuary. It is identified as a Small Village in the Settlement Hierarchy of this Plan. Labasheeda has a small harbour from which a ferry used to operate across the River Shannon to Tarbert. This was at the time when Labasheeda traded primarily with Limerick. The picturesque village affords outstanding views of the Shannon Estuary to the south of the main street. Views are also afforded of the Kilkerrin Peninsula and Mountshannon Wood. The land is flat to the north and immediately to the rear of the main street and gradually rises up behind the village providing an attractive, rural backdrop. The village is served by a primary school, community centre, a number of public houses and a café. Located just outside the village there is a recently opened glamping site which enhances the tourism offer in the area. Labasheeda has an attractive urban centre which is reflected in its designation as an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA). ACAs are places, areas, groups of structures or a townscape which are of special interest or contribute to the appreciation of a protected structure. The aim is to retain the overall special historic or architectural character of an area or place as per Objective CDP16.5 in Volume 1 of this Plan. The overall strategy for Labasheeda is to provide for small-scale, well-designed residential, commercial and community developments which have regard to the character of the village itself. Labasheeda is connected to the West Clare Regional Water Supply and has sufficient capacity to cater for the population target. There is no public wastewater treatment apart from the Mountshannon Estate, which is served by its own system. The remainder of the village is served by individual septic tanks or discharges directly to the foreshore. Any future development including alterations to existing commercial or employment generating development, will require private wastewater treatment subject to suitable site-specific conditions and must ensure they comply with the EPA Code of Practice for On Site Wastewater Treatment Systems. Labasheeda adjoins the Lower River Shannon candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) and River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries Special Protection Area (SPA). Future development must ensure that there are no adverse effects on the conservation objectives of the SAC’s and SPA’s or on site integrity, or the integrity of any other European sites as a result of the 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. __________________________________________________________________________________ Draft Clare County Development Plan 2023-2029
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