The Local Area Plan for Bearna is up for review again, although feedback is only allowed on the material alterations previously proposed by County Councillors, rather than the entire plan.
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In order to archive the graves of Reilig Bhearna into an easily-accessible online database, we will need:
- Someone handy with CAD (computer aided design)
- Someone who can obtain images of the graveyard's layout with the use of a drone.
- People to enter the information into a database in the format required.
One of the reasons given by Galway County Council for refusing a four-unit development on the Pier Road was the inability of the public mains and infrastructure to cope with increased capacity - just weeks after An Bord Pleanala refused an application because the development was not big enough to fully exploit the village-centre site.
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For the past month, we have been recording the large number of gullies blocked along the main road in Bearna, and have taken pictures to that effect. Anyone using the Paint Box Road (as known locally) will have noticed a large flood near the end of the road - this is due to two blocked gullies side by side.
As Bearna-Na Forbacha (from Silverstrand west) lies in the Galway County Council area, we have to make our voices heard, and fight to get equal attention as residents in Ballinasloe, Clifden, Gort, Loughrea, and Headford.
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"it is considered that it would not be developed at a sufficiently high density to provide for an acceptable efficiency in serviceable land usage, given the proximity of the site to the built-up area of Bearna and Galway City, and to the established social and community services in the immediate vicinity."
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