Glenfarne Wood Project 23023-C-006

Local Authority Leitrim County Council

Application number PT8LM72

Application title Glenfarne Wood Project 23023-C-006

Development Description: The Glenfarne Wood Project will include the following works: 1. Glenfarne Wood Gate Lodge Entrance / Amenity Start Point to include an information point and small car and bicycle parking area. This facility will also provide a small trail head for a riverside greenway link to a new Trailhead Centre Point. 2. New Trailhead Center Point which will connect to the existing trail network as well as the proposed greenway from the Gate Lodge Entrance and includes a service building, congregation area, vehicle and bicycle parking, sheltered event space, open playground, sensory trail and proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area. 3. Playground located adjacent to the current road between the proposed new Trailhead Centre Point and the slipway. 4. Sensory Trail located close to the Playground and includes features, surfaces, objects and plants that stimulate the senses. 5. Lake Slipway & Forest Bathing to include a redesign of the existing car parking area at the slipway, the provision of vehicle control measures, designated parking for slipway users only, a new trail access point, additional picnic benches, bicycle parking and enhanced interpretive and information points. A new trail will provide access to four specifically designed forest bathing locations. 6. Glenfarne Wood River Lake: Greenway comprising of a greenway standard trail starting at the Gate Lodge entrance and running parallel to the Glenfarne River, linking to the ruins of Glenfarne Hall before descending through a cutting to the new Trailhead Centre Point. A branch trail off this greenway will provide an alternative route to the Slipway. 7. Long Tom’s View (Myles’ Big Stone) Panoramic Platform consisting of enhanced access to a multi access viewing platform extending out from Myles Big Stone providing a tree top panoramic view of the forest and the lake along with the provision of information panels. 8. A Native Tree Arboretum consisting of a new small trail adjacent to the Trailhead Centre Point where a series of native trees will be planted in sections to represent various parts of the county. 9. Ladies View Changing Place consisting of a simple sheltered changing screen to provide basic facilities for users. 10.Floating Boardwalk extending from just beyond Ladies View across Lough MacNean out to the wooded Bilberry Island and returning back to shore across Lough MacNean.

Street: Brockagh Lower, Moneyduff, Annagh, Laghty, Ardmoneen and Carrickrevagh

City: Glenfarne

State: Co Leitrim

Postal code: N/A

Country:

Section: Planning

Protected structure: No

Protected Structure number:

Notice publication date: 07/12/2023

Submissions closing date: 29/01/2024

Location: Leitrim County Council, Áras an Chontae, St. Georges Terrace, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim, N41 PF6

Start date: 07/12/2023

End Date: 15/01/2024

Outcome: proceed

Date: 06/02/2024