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A CONSTRUCTION company, who objected to plans by Clare County Council to sell land in Shannon for the creation of a crematorium earlier this year, have lodged its own plans to build a crematorium in Clarecastle.
Fenloe Properties Ltd have lodge plans with the local authority to construct a chapel and crematorium furnace on lands at Ballaghfadda on the Kildysart Road.
The plans also include a cemetery, remembrance and memorial gardens and a car park – with a planning decision not likely to be made until February of next year.
In October of this year a solicitors letter was sent by Fenloe Limited to Clare County Council – regarding plans by the local authority to sell land in Shannon to an unnamed developer for the creation of a crematorium.
The council had already granted planning permission for the development of a crematorium on that site in 2007 – but this project never came to fruition.
A council spokesperson confirmed yesterday that it had received a letter from Fenloe Properties and because of that letter – the matter had not been discussed at the November meeting of Clare County Council.
“The Council is in receipt of correspondence and the matter is being dealt with.
An extension of planning permission has been approved by the Council.
The disposal of the lands was deferred by the elected members at the November meeting,” said a council spokesperson.
In 2007, former County Councillors Tony McMahon (LAB) and the late Sean Hillery (FF), lodged plans to build a crematorium beside Illaunamanagh graveyard in the Shannon area.
At the time concerns were expressed about the rezoning of public lands, future ownership of the land, the disposal of waste at the site.
The proposal was appealed to An Bord Pleanala in 2009 but planning was granted – contrary to the recommendation of the boards own inspector.
However, plans to construct the Shannon crematorium were never activated and the project appeared dead until reactivated by an unknown developer earlier this year.
Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND), who had opposed the sale of the Shannon land in 2007, said yesterday that he would keep an close watch on the Clarecastle plan.
“At this point I don’t know enough about this [planned Clarecastle crematorium] proposal, but if the land is suitable zones and meets with the requirements set out in the planning process then I would be in favour of it,” he said.