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Review of Sligo County Development Plan

Pre-Draft Public Consultation

On Friday 17th April, 2009 Sligo County Council commences the process of reviewing its County Development Plan (CDP) and preparing a new Development Plan for County Sligo. The Plan will address a range of issues related to growth, land use and transportation, housing, economic development, infrastructural provision, community, social and cultural requirements, urban/rural regeneration and design, recreational amenities, protection of the natural and built heritage and preservation of the landscape character.

Strategic Environmental Assessment

In accordance with the provisions of the Planning and Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2004, the County Council must carry out an environmental assessment as part of the preparation of a new development plan. For this purpose, the Council will prepare an environmental report of the likely significant effects on the environment of implementing the new plan, following the procedure indicated in articles 13C to 13J of the SEA Regulations.

Public Consultation

The CDP review process will take two years to complete and will involve three stages of public consultation. As part of the first stage, the County Council is engaging in pre-draft consultation with the general public and a wide range of organisations and interest groups in order to inform the policies and objectives of the new plan.

Suggestions or observations are invited from anyone with an interest in the future development of Sligo. Community groups of all types are encouraged to contribute to the drafting of the new CDP.

Guide to the Review of the CDP

To assist the public in making suggestions and observations, the County Council has prepared a Guide to the Review of the Sligo County Development Plan. During the consultation period, copies of the guide and of the current CDP may be inspected or purchased Monday to Friday (excluding bank and public holidays) at the following locations:

• Planning Office, Sligo County Council, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo. Monday - Friday 9am-5pm
• Sligo Central Library, Stephen Street, Sligo, Tuesday - Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm
• Sligo Reference Library, Westward Town Centre, Bridge Street, Sligo. Monday - Friday 9.30am-12.45pm and 2 pm-4.45pm.
• Tubbercurry Area Office, Teach Laighne, Tubbercurry, Co.Sligo. Monday - Friday 9am-5pm and Library*
• Ballymote Area Office, Ballymote Court House, Ballymote, Co. Sligo Monday - Friday 9am-5pm and Library*
• Enniscrone Area office, Enniscrone, Co.Sligo Monday - Friday 9am-5pm and Library*
• North Sligo Area Office, Court House Drive, Grange, Co. Sligo. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 12 noon-4pm
  (*during Library opening hours)

The Guide to the Review of CDP and a Progress Report relating to them current CDP can be downloaded here:

Download the  Guide to Sligo County Development Plan Review - 6,599 kbs (this document is best viewed with Adobe Reader 7.0 or later versions of Adobe Reader) You may download a copy of the FREE "Acrobat Reader" application by visiting Adobe Systems' Acrobat Reader download page

Download the County Development Plan Progress Report - 295 kbs  

View the current County Development Plan

Written submissions

Pre-draft submissions may address any planning matter, from broad policy issues to specific types of development in identified area. It is advisable to include a map with all submissions concerning a location or a feature.

Submissions and observations regarding the review of the existing CDP and the preparation of a new plan should be made in writing (hard copy or e-mail), headed “County Development Plan Review” and sent to:

Telephone.: 071-9111216
Email: dpu@sligococo.ie.

Closing date for submissions is Friday, 12 June 2009 at 4.00 pm.