13/02/2009 -
Sligo and Environs Draft Development Plan 2010-2016
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTS, 2000 to 2006
Sligo Borough Council and Sligo County Council have prepared a Draft Development Plan for Sligo and Environs (SEDP) for the period 2010 to 2016. The Draft Plan sets out an overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of Sligo and Environs, addresses a range of issues, including management of growth, providing housing, supporting balanced economic development, conserving environmental quality and delivering improved infrastructure.
The Draft Plan incorporates The Draft Record of Protected Structures, The Draft North Fringe Local Area Plan and The Quay Quarter Urban Design Framework and is accompanied by the following documents:
- Joint Sligo City and County Housing Strategy 2010-2017.
- Joint Sligo City and County Retail Planning Strategy 2010-2017.
- Environmental Report (Strategic Environmental Assessment).
Copies of the Draft Development Plan and associated documents will be placed on public display from Monday 9th February 2009 to Wednesday 22nd April 2009 (both dates inclusive) and may be inspected at the following locations:
Planning Office, Sligo Borough Council, City Hall, Sligo
Mon – Fri: 9.30a.m. – 4.30p.m.
Planning Office, Sligo County Council, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo
Mon – Fri: 9a.m. – 5p.m.
Sligo County Library, Stephens St., Sligo
Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat: 9.30a.m – 5.00p.m.
Thurs: 9.30a.m. – 8.00p.m.
Sligo Reference Library, Westward Town Centre, Bridge Street, Sligo
Mon – Fri: 9.30a.m. – 12.45p.m. & 2p.m. – 4.45p.m.
The Draft Plan and associated documents are available for viewing and download from both councils’ websites at:
www.sligoborough.ie/sedp and www.sligococo.ie/sedp
Copies of the Draft Plan and associated documents (or individual maps therefrom) may be purchased during this period in hard copy or CD format at the Borough Council and the County Council Planning Offices.
Your views on the Draft Plan and associated documents including the Environmental Report are invited. All submissions and observations should be made in writing (hard copy or e-mail) headed “Draft Sligo and Environs Development Plan 2010 – 2016” and sent to:-
Ms. Anna Jones,Administrative Officer,
Planning Section,
Sligo Borough Council,
City Hall,
Quay Street,
Sligo.
Telephone: 071 9114401
OR
Ms. Janet McNamara,Administrative Officer,
Planning Section,
Sligo County Council,
County Hall,
Riverside,
Sligo.
Telephone: 071 9111216
Emails to - sedp@sligoborough.ie
All written submissions or observations, received by 4.00 pm on Wednesday 22 April 2009, will be taken into consideration before the making of the Plan.
A report with recommendations on all valid submissions or observations received will be prepared and presented to the Members of Sligo Borough Council and Sligo County Council for their consideration. Closing date for submissions and observations 4.00 pm, Wednesday, 22 April 2009.
