MT06, use of disused rail kine from Ckaremirris to Collooney

Unique Reference Number: 
MYO-C37-21
Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Felim O'Rourke
Consultation: 
Material Amendments to Draft Mayo County Development Plan 2021-2027
No. of documents attached: 
0
Boundaries Captured on Map: 
No
Author: 
Felim O'Rourke

Cover Letter

I would like to see the use of this line as a Greenway to protect the route until the objective of developing a railway can be achieved. The construction of a modern rail line on this route in the future will require access for heavy machinery to a corridor along the existing line and this can then be used as the new Greenway. The best solution is therefore a Greenway on the track for the next period and then when funding is available, a new rail line with Greenway alongside.

Observations

Greenway now with Railway and Greenway later

Chapter: 
Volume 2: Development Management Standards

The old rail line north of Claremorris is a valuable resource for lical communities and the tourism economy. The best use of this resource is to develop it as a Greenway in the short term and when the rail line is being upgraded to build a Greenway alongside the new railway

Main opinion: 

Greenway

Main reasons: 

If MCC only has the objective of using this rail line for a railway it is likely that this resource will remain unused for many years. It is possible to achieve both a Greenway and a Railway but the sequence should be Greenway now with both the Railway and Greenway later

Information

Unique Reference Number: 
MYO-C37-21
Status: 
Submitted
Date Submitted: 
25.04.2022 - 19:10
No. of documents attached: 
0
Boundaries Captured on Map: 
No
Consultation: 
Material Amendments to Draft Mayo County Development Plan 2021-2027