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THE developers of the €50 million retail park planned for the Quin Road in Ennis were last night refusing to confirm if they are to appeal Clare County Council’s decision to appeal to An Bord Pleanala.
A spokesman for Sean Lyne and Noel Connellan would only say that the two are “examining the deci- sion’.
Ennis Chamber of Commerce chief executive Rita McInerney said the chamber was keen that any retail park be near the town to offer ben- efits in terms of linkages to the town
centre.
She said she would have to examine the reasons behind the refusal before making a definitive statement on the olor teee
The council decision ensures that the local authority will miss out on a development levy bonanza in excess of <1 million through planning con- Wm le)ULBlOeKe The proposal is the second retail development to have fallen foul of planning hurdles in the past eight rneLeye la etse Last October, a plan by Michael Lynch Ltd to develop a €50 mil- lion retail park at Clonroadmore that would create 250 jobs was turned down in a comprehensive ruling de- livered by An Bord Pleanala. The Lyne-Connellan consortium will need to make a decision quickly in relation to an appeal as it will be contesting the council’s decision on eight separate grounds. They have four weeks within which to lodge their appeal to An Bord Pleanala. The appeal could take up to eight peeve etse The decision is a setback for the two who are currently the prime resi- dential developers in the greater En- nis area through their company CLS Crystal Partners.