Killadysert

Tourism

Killadysert is ideally located on the Shannon Estuary Way which affords significant opportunities to maximise tourism assets in the Village and to develop additional facilities and services for visitors in tandem with other key settlements along the Shannon Estuary Way. There is considerable potential for the Village to develop its tourism product, capitalising on its convenient and attractive location.

It is an objective:

• To facilitate the continued development of existing tourism assets and support the development of additional tourist facilities and services along the Shannon Estuary

Way; and • To support and facilitate the sustainable use of the Estuary by the cruise ship industry and its tourism potential for Killadysert (See Chapter 12 Shannon Estuary, Volume 1)

The following areas have been zoned for Tourism and Leisure uses:

MAR1 Harbour and Quayside Area

The quay at Killadysert (RPS 582) has potential for tourism and leisure-related development and in particular Killadysert Pier provides an opportunity for enhanced land/sea access and associated infrastructure.

This site is reserved for the future development of the pier and land-based facilities associated with water-based commercial activities and for tourism and leisure uses. It is important that any development proposals for water-based commercial activity are not detrimental to the tourism and leisure potential of the harbour. For the period of this Plan the provision of accommodation in the form of holiday homes shall not, in general, be considered favourably on lands zoned for maritime uses in Killadysert.

Any development of the harbour and quayside area must ensure that there are no adverse effects on the site integrity of the Lower River Shannon SAC and River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA, or the integrity of any other European site as a result of the proposed development.

TOU1 Land East of Quay Road

This site is located on the eastern side of the Village and is bounded by the harbour area to the south and the access road to the harbour to the west. It has been zoned to make provision for mixed use, tourism related development, which will bring people and revenue to the area in a sustainable manner.

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The site lends itself to such development as it can accommodate in-depth development on an area of land that is closely associated with the harbour as well as the Village Centre. Development of this site will help to support existing services and facilities in the Village. The provision of accommodation in the form of holiday homes shall not, in general, be considered favourably on this site. It is intended to make provision for mixed-use, tourismrelated development.

Proposals for tourism-related retail developments must be subject to a Retail Impact Assessment to ensure that the proposed development will not impact negatively on the vibrancy and viability of the Village Centre.

There is a stream flowing through the centre of the site that flows directly into the SAC. Developments taking place on these lands must have cognisance of this feature and ensure that potential negative impacts on the SAC are mitigated.

OS5 Land East of Quay Road

The existing trees on the site shall be retained as part of any future development at OS5

Strategy for Growth and Sustainable Communities

The strategy for the sustainable growth of the village and its community is through consolidation and regeneration that promotes compact sequential growth and supports and strengthens a sustainable village community and its rural hinterland. This will be achieved by encouraging small scale growth in areas which make a positive contribution to the overall enhancement of the village and sustains it into the future. In line with this approach and to promote vibrant rural villages, village growth areas have been identified which provide opportunities and choice for development, including small scale commercial, enterprise, community, services/facilities as well as small scale cluster housing, all of which offer a viable and attractive option for rural living within a village community and setting.

Place Making and Amenity

The core area has a strong and distinctive sense of place. Village Centre buildings are well presented although there are a number of vacant buildings which would benefit from redevelopment or alternative use in order to bring them back into active use. Suitable street name signage on buildings would aid wayfinding for visitors. On the main street, south from the triangle, the wide street could accommodate trees and planting in order to break up the existing on-street car parking. The public spaces down by the harbour would benefit from an overall enhancement scheme to avoid piecemeal improvements and guard against visual clutter. This is a beautiful area which should be enhanced as an important public space.

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It is an objective of the Council:

• To promote sustainable and compact growth to address issues of vacancy in the village and the reuse or redevelopment of vacant, underutilised sites and buildings for alternative uses.

Architectural Conservation Area

The centre of Killadysert has been designated as an Architectural Conservation Areas (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.

Flooding and Flood Risk

The Strategic Flood Risk Assessment in Volume 10(c) of this Plan advises that flood risk to the community lands can be managed through appropriate site layouts and building layouts, with development limited to Flood Zone C.

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