Querrin
Querrin Location and Context Querrin is a small village centred on a crossroads consisting of a school, a small number of residential and agricultural buildings and an eco-campsite with electric car charging point. There is another small concentration of buildings near the quay at Querrin Point which includes a small development of holiday cottages and Querrin House, a recorded monument. Querrin Quay is also a Protected Structure, RPS 552. Querrin has a strong community spirit evident in their participation in projects such as the ‘Seol Sionna’ project and the building of the ‘Sally O’ Keeffe’, a traditional wooden Shannon Hooker sailing vessel. Individual properties in the village are served by their own wastewater treatment systems. The Weir housing scheme, located to the north of the main road in the village, is served by a shared wetlands treatment system and The Creek holiday homes, located to the north of the quay, are also serviced by a shared treatment plant. There are no public wastewater treatment facilities 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. Water is supplied via the West Clare Regional Water Supply. Querrin 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 SAC and SPA site integrity, 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 encourage small-scale growth of the village during the lifetime of this Plan in order to sustain and increase the population of the area and support new and existing village services.
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To ensure that future growth is incremental and small scale in nature, relative and appropriate to the scale, size and character of the population and services in the village.
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To support the provision of infrastructure to allow for future growth of the village including the provision of public lighting and a new slipway at the pier.
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