The Councillors representing the Sligo/Drumcliffe Area are:

Sligo Borough Council and Sligo County Council jointly adopted a Local Area Plan (LAP) for Hazelwood-Ballinode on the 1st November 2004. The plan covers an area lying immediately North of the Garavogue River between Sligo City to the West and Lough Gill to the East. The LAP encompasses the townlands of Ballinode and Hazelwood Demesne, including some areas of Rathquarter and Farranacardy. It straddles the administrative areas of both Sligo County Council and Sligo Borough Council and is subject to the requirements contained within the Sligo and Environs Development Plan (2004-2010). The primary aim of this  plan is to provide a detailed framework, for the future development of this extensive area having regard to topography, environmental character, landownership patterns, archaeology, existing development patterns, future land uses, access and circulation, open space needs, the need for neighbourhood centres and social infrastructural considerations.  The vision of this plan is to create a model, high-quality urban extension to Sligo Town, with a variety of uses and services set in a high quality landscape setting.  In this manner, the area can be developed into a new quarter or district, focused on two new neighbourhood centres with land in their immediate vicinity developed as an ‘urban village’.

A new Water Treatment Plant will be provided at Kilsellagh as a Design, Build, Operate (DBO) contract. The prequalification of tenders has been completed and Sligo County Council is awaiting formal approval from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

The current County Development Plan includes a Mini-Plan for Grange. The picturesque village of Grange is designated as a Key Satellite Village under the Settlement Structure / Hierarchy for County Sligo. Some of the key proposals in the Mini-Plan include the provision of landscaped river walks through the village, new streets and access roads, a multifunctional community centre, vocational school expansion, a secondary mixed-use nucleus and land reservation for the further development of the Sports Centre.

Sligo County Councilís four unit housing scheme is at ground floor level, with completion expected in the next couple of months.

The Carney Mini-Plan, was adopted by Sligo County Council on 11th September 2006.  The Mini-Plan is a framework for significant future development of the village. It zones land for specific uses, such as housing, commercial and community facilities, sports and recreation. Proposals contained in the plan include the provision of a landscaped public park south-west of the Lissadell Road/ Cashelgarran Road junction, the construction of new roads / streets within the village, and support for the sensitive renovation or redevelopment of vacant or derelict buildings that contribute to the village character.

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