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THE residents of Liscannor have for too long been subjected to the gradu- al and saddening deterioration in the fabric of its community.
That is the view of Liscannor resi- dents who have lodged objections against plans by the Lios Ceannuir Partnership to construct 64 houses on the road leading out of Liscannor to Lahinch.
The objection, lodged by individual residents, claims that the deteriora- tion of Liscannor “has taken place by developers being given free rein to build whatever they wish, wherever I SToAYANY eee
The residents claim that Liscannor has already an excessive number of holiday homes and that a further 265 have recently been granted planning permission
The residents state, “The village is oversupplied with temporary tourist accommodation. This can be clearly seen through a count of existing holi- day homes and backed up by the fact that no premium exists for rentals in Liscannotr…
“Liscannor is rapidly approaching the pressures associated with un- planned tourism development that has taken place in Lahinch.
“Currently, the ratio of holiday homes to permanent residences in
Liscannor is around 7:1, with this figure even higher in the village core itself. Surely, this is a perfect exam- ple of unsustainable development.
“In addition, this type of develop- ment and associated habitation pat- tern is unsustainable for year round businesses, infrastructure and the landscape..
“Liscannor has no wastewater treatment facility and raw sewage is being pumped directly into Liscan- nor bay.”
The objection continues, “This is a travesty and the issue needs to be addressed and at the highest levels within the county council so this can be remedied…
“A strategic development plan for the village is required before any- more tourism based development is eranted…[here is a need for an in- tegrated and community involved planning process — the councils must not repeat the mistakes made in other coastal villages around the country.
“This very resource is being de- graded with the steady dilution of the village character by excessive and in- appropriate developments. . .
“Permitting this development would be detrimental to the land- scape and the subsequent effect on the landscape should be planned and designed in response to the character of the village.”