Guide to Planning Application

Section 251 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) provides that in calculating any appropriate period or other time limit referred to in the Act (other than a period specified in Part II) or in any regulations made under the Act, the period between the 24th day of December and the first day of January, both days inclusive, shall be disregarded. Accordingly, all time limits specified in connection with the planning application process, including time limits relating to the maintenance of site notices and receipt of submissions or observations (articles 20 and 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001) are extended by 9 days.

The Planning Section of Sligo Borough Council is responsible for implementing the provisions of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2006 and the Planning Regulations 2001-2007. Copies of the Acts, Regulations and all recently amended Regulations are available from The Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government (www.environ.ie).

The Department also publishes a series of leaflets on all aspects of the planning system. They cover a whole range of issues including how to make a planning application, lodge an appeal, requirements for change of use, building an extension to your home, in a word – everything you need to know but didn't know who to ask. These leaflets are available free of charge from the Borough Council’s Planning Section. You can download them in PDF format free of charge from the Downloads section

Please note that there have been a number of amendments to the Planning & Development Regulations 2001, most recently the Planning and Development Regulations 2006 and 2007. Please refer to all amended regulations before submitting your Planning Application.

For general queries, please ring the Planning Office at tel. 071-9114505 or e-mail planning@sligoborough.ie