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THE Irish Petrol Retailers Associa- tion (IPRA) and retail representative body, RGDATA have come together to oppose plans by TESCO for a pet- rol filling station in the west Clare town of Kilrush.
Earlier this year, the retail giant lodged plans for a four island petrol station outside its new TESCO store.
However, the move has provoked an angry reaction from local petrol owners.
Now, in a new submission from the IPRA state, “The proposed scheme,
in particular the retailing and petrol filling uses, would directly impact upon the planning polices and ob- jectives for this local community as set out in the statutory development eae
They state, “The effect of creat- ing an unregulated — in policy terms — petrol filling station on the site would duplicate needlessly land uses already provided for in this local community and more importantly already acknowledged to be located at a more appropriate position by the adopted development plan.
“The applicant has provided no
evidence as to why the subject lands Should now take on the effective role, of an additional petrol filling station, when neither the land use zoning, nor the established land use here, would support such a change
“The current proposal conflicts with a number of policies as set out in the Kilrush Town Council includ- ing the need to maintain the vital- ity and viability of existing centres, the location of such activities and in terms of minimising the demand for AoE
“This instant application would re- sult in the direct opposite.
In its submission, RGDATA states that it “believes that building a four island petrol filling station at the ex- isting station Tesco supermarket de- velopment which is an edge of centre site would have an adverse impact on the vitality and viability of Kilrush town centre”.
In summary, RGDATA respect- fully submits that this application Should be refused, because it is not consistent with the proper planning and sustainable development of Kil- rush Town centre.
A decision is expected on the appli- cation later this year.