This article is from page 6 of the 2011-05-24 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 6 JPG
THE final decision on whether Tulla will be home to a major nursing home project this year will be delivered by An Bord Pleanála within the next month.
The Clare People has learned that the planning appeals board decision on the application by John and Ted Nugent to build the nursing home in the east Clare town that would cater for up to 30 patients will be handed down on June 16 next.
The application for the 26-bedroom development together with living complex comprising of four semidetached one bedroom units and four two-bedroom units was originally lodged with Clare County Council in December 2009.
A number of objections to the de velopment were lodged, with Noreen Hickey from Cork saying “the proposed development contravenes the new HIQA standards with are underpinned by legislation” and the it “outside the existing town zoned area which contravenes the planning regulations of Tulla”.
Conditional permission for the development was granted by Clare County Council planners was granted last December, with Director of Service Nora Kaye saying that “the proposed development would not seriously injure the amenities of the area or of property in the vicinity, would not be prejudicial to public health and would otherwise accord with proper planning and sustainable development of the area”.
The appeal to this conditional permission was lodged with An Bord Pleanala in January of this year.