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A RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF REPURPOSING AND REFURBISHMENT OF C. 5KM OF PRE-EXISTING NARROW-GAUGE RAIL LINE FOR THE USE OF 10 - 15 NO. VELO RAIL CARS. THIS RAIL LINE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED BY BORD NA MÓNA FOR PEAT PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION. IN ADDITION TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TERMINUS STRUCTURE, PEDESTRIAN, AND SERVICE VEHICLE ACCESS PATHS AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAVE BEEN PREPARED AS PART OF THIS PLANNING APPLICATION