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AS Clare hurling All-Star and Wa- terford senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald prepares to take on Kil- kenny in the All-Ireland Senior Hurl- ing Final, he also faces some strong opposition on the home front.
The Sixmilebridge man has the unanimous support of the Deise in his role as hurling manager, but back in Newmarket-on-Fergus his ambt- tions to become a successful hotelier have met with planning objections.
The two-time All-Ireland winning goalkeeper has applied to Clare County Council to demolish his pub- lic house the Bellsfort Inn in New- market-on-Fergus and replace it with a 23 bedroom, boutique hotel.
Seamus and Ann Ryan, who live beside the well-known public house, have objected to the proposed re-de- velopment of the site for a series of
reasons and submitted that “these reasons present sufficient grounds for the planning authority to refuse the application for the redevelopment of the site.”
The couple lodged an objection to the proposal on August 1, claiming that the site is “extremely compro- mised in its area to cater for the level of treatment required for the pro- posed development.”
The Ryans also believe that there will be a loss of amenity by reason of noise and odour.
The submission to Clare County Council also stated that any propos- als to address difficulties with storm water management are speculative.
“It is anticipated that the traffic generated from the development will significantly increase traffic move- ment and manoeuvres at this section of the R472,” the statement said.
As well as issues about the defini-
tion of the boundary walls on the plans the submission also referred to issues about significant reduction in light to the Ryan’s home result- ing from the proposal, and invasion of privacy as a result of the develop- ment of half the ring fort both par- WCET DESe
“Nothing in the development pro- posal indicates that the development makes any contribution to the lo- cal area, or presents a demonstrable need for this type of development in the area. The Shannon area is cur- rently well served with food and ac- commodation facilities.
“We earnestly request the planning authority to refuse permission for the proposed development, taking ac- count of our concerns regarding the overdevelopment of this site, which will give rise to serious negative im- pact on the local environment,’ the 13-page submission concluded.