Members of the Belclare to Murrisk Committee claimed Mayo County Council skipped a mandatory stage in the planning process for the proposed Belclare to Murrisk Greenway. A Freedom of Information request found no Constraints Study Report had been prepared. The committee objected to an off-road greenway crossing private lands, citing concerns about possible use of Compulsory Purchase Orders. The committee supported developing the greenway along the R335 toward Louisburgh, the earlier route proposal. The committee argued that without a Constraints Study Report there was no basis for dismissing the roadside route and advancing an inland route through private farms, gardens, and homes. Authorities said rules must be followed, while the committee said the mandatory first phase of the greenways code was not completed.
"Members of the Belclare to Murrisk Committee have claimed Mayo County Council "skipped" a mandatory stage in the planning process for the proposed Belclare to Murrisk Greenway after a Freedom of Information request revealed no Constraints Study Report had been prepared for the project."
"The committee, made up of farmers and homeowners living along the preferred route, has objected to the proposed off-road greenway crossing private lands amid concerns over the possible use of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs). Members instead support developing the Greenway along the R335 towards Louisburgh, the route originally proposed before Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) resumed responsibility for Greenways in December 2021."
"The committee argues that without a Constraints Study Report, there is "no basis for dismissing the roadside route and advancing the inland route through private farms, gardens and homes." "Authorities say the roadside option is impossible because rules must be followed, while they themselves have skipped the mandatory first phase of their own Code," the committee said."
"Under the TII Code of Best Practice for Greenways, a Constraints Study Report will be completed and made available for public inspection before route corridors are identified. Committee members said the public has been presented with an preferred route before the mandatory consultation and constraints process has been completed."
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