Kilmaley
Kilmaley Location and Context Kilmaley is situated on and between the R474 road to Miltown Malbay and Kilmaley Bridge, approximately 11km from Ennis. The village has a church, school, retirement home and community housing, GAA pitches and all-weather pitches, community centre, pub, shop, post office and a playground. Its proximity to Ennis makes Kilmaley an attractive place to live. The main services and facilities in Kilmaley are located in two distinctive areas at either end of the link road between the Post Office at Kilmaley Bridge and the crossroads of the R474. Development has mostly occurred between these two centres. The development strategy centres around the two identified core areas. Development should be concentrated in these areas in order to support the viability and vitality of the existing services. These centres focus around the school, church and post office to the south of the village and around the community centre, shop, pub and new housing development to the north of the village. The broad range of social, sporting, educational and community facilities in Kilmaley singles out this settlement as a very attractive place to live for those seeking good community networks in a rural setting, all within a short distance from Ennis. Kilmaley Voluntary Housing Association has set a national example of community health and residential provision. The R474, which runs to the north of the village, experiences significant through-traffic and as such, concentrating development on the southern side of the R474 and minimising access off and across the main road has been a significant consideration in informing zoning for future growth. The strategy for Kilmaley is to provide for small scale, well-designed residential, commercial and community developments which have regard to the character of the village itself. Water supply is sourced through the Inagh-Kilmaley Group Water Scheme and has capacity to accommodate growth. The village does not have a public wastewater treatment system therefore all future development will be dependent on the suitability of the land to accommodate on-site treatment systems. Any future development including alterations to existing commercial or employment generating development, will require private wastewater treatment subject to suitable site-specific conditions and must ensure they comply with the EPA Code of Practice for On Site Wastewater Treatment Systems. The Natura Impact Report accompanying this plan (Volume 10a) provides relevant mitigation measures and recommendations at site and project level.
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