Moyasta
Moyasta Location and Context Moyasta is situated on the N67, northeast of Poulnasherry Bay and centred on the old railway station. The village consists of a school, public house and contains a small number of dwelling houses. Bus Eireann runs daily bus services to Ennis, Kilrush and Kilkee. There is an existing public footpath from the national school to the centre of the village, which also passes over the old West Clare Railway line. The village is served by the Moyasta Group Water Scheme. There is no public wastewater treatment infrastructure in the village. 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 are in compliance with the EPA Code of Practice for On Site Wastewater Treatment Systems. Moyasta adjoins the Lower River Shannon Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries Special Protection Area (SPA). Future development must ensure that there are no adverse effects on the site integrity of the SAC and SPA, or the integrity of any other European site 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. General Objectives: •
To ensure that growth in Moyasta is incremental in nature, relative and appropriate to the scale, size and character of the population and services in the village.
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To make provision for the continued development of Moyasta train station and the West Clare Railway as an important tourism asset for the village and larger West Clare area, including the development of the West Clare Railway Greenway.
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To support the provision of infrastructure to allow for future growth of the village.
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To improve the footpath network in the village, in particular linking the national school to the village centre.
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