O'Briensbridge , Co. Clare
- 4 May 2018Received
- 9 Jul 2018Conditional
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 9 Jul 2018
- Council
- Clare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 1,928 m²
What’s proposed
for the following development: O'Briens Bridge is a Protected Structure ( RPS No. 215) located in the Village O'Briensbridge and carries Regional Road R466 across the River Shannon into Montpelier, Co. Limerick. The trailhead for the Loop Walks is located in the Riverside Park. The walkway under the bridge is closed off at present on safety grounds and the proposed development will allow it to be reopened. The proposed development shall include the following works: 1. Construction of structures on the riverside walk upstream and downstream of O'Brien's Bridge to provide protection from falling masonry from the parapet walls above. The bridge had been struck by vehicles and dislodged masonry had fallen onto the walkway below. The structures will provide canopies over the walkway for a short distance. 2) Repairs to the surface of the riverside walk in the vicinity of the proposed structures. 3) Provision of traffic signals which will limit traffic to one direction at a time over the bridge. 4) Provision of a traffic detection system consisting of ducting, chambers and loops on the road surface approaching the bridge. 5)Provision of all necessary signs and road markings
188007 is a planning application to Clare County Council for for the following development: O'Briens Bridge is a Protected Structure ( RPS No. 215), received on 4 May 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 9 Jul 2018.
Planning details
- Reference
- 188007
- Local authority
- Clare County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “DECISION MADE”
- Received
- 4 May 2018
- Observations close
- 8 Jun 2018 (closed 3030 days ago)
- Decision due
- 9 Aug 2018 · decided 9 Jul 2018
- Decision
- Conditional on 9 Jul 2018
- Proposed development
- for the following development: O'Briens Bridge is a Protected Structure ( RPS No. 215) located in the Village O'Briensbridge and carries Regional Road R466 across the River Shannon into Montpelier, Co. Limerick. The trailhead for the Loop Walks is located in the Riverside Park. The walkway under the bridge is closed off at present on safety grounds and the proposed development will allow it to be reopened. The proposed development shall include the following works: 1. Construction of structures on the riverside walk upstream and downstream of O'Brien's Bridge to provide protection from falling masonry from the parapet walls above. The bridge had been struck by vehicles and dislodged masonry had fallen onto the walkway below. The structures will provide canopies over the walkway for a short distance. 2) Repairs to the surface of the riverside walk in the vicinity of the proposed structures. 3) Provision of traffic signals which will limit traffic to one direction at a time over the bridge. 4) Provision of a traffic detection system consisting of ducting, chambers and loops on the road surface approaching the bridge. 5)Provision of all necessary signs and road markingsAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 1,928 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 15 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
- GrantedMain Street , O'Briens Bridge , Co. Clare V94 C4VC
- OpenMain Street , O'Briensbridge , Co. Clare
- OpenThe Fair Green , Montpelier , Co Limerick
- OpenMontpelier and Fairyhall , Limerick.
- GrantedO'Briensbridge , Co. Clare
- GrantedSandybank , O'Briens Bridge , Co. Clare V94 K6W7
- GrantedSandybank , O'Briens Bridge , Co Clare V94FY9H
- GrantedRyan Inn , O' Brien's Bridge , Co. Clare
Show all 15
- WithdrawnO'Briensbridge , Co. Clare
- WithdrawnO'Briensbridge , Co Clare
- GrantedMontpelier Community Centre , Montpelier O'Briensbridge , Co. Limerick
- RefusedArd na Taggle , O'Briensbridge , Co Clare
- WithdrawnO'Briensbridge , Co Clare
- GrantedMain Street , O'Brien's Bridge , Co Clare
- Granted4 Millbrook , O'Briens Bridge , Co Clare
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 182357). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/ClareCC/AppFileRefDetails/188007/0.
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