To promote and encourage urban and rural development, and to ensure that development is carried out in a structured and planned manner to sustain the vitality of our communities.
The National Development Plan and the National Spatial Strategy set out the national and regional context for the economic development and planning policy of Local Authorities. At local level the Sligo and Environs Development Plan and Sligo County Development Plan provide the framework for future planning and development with the objective of achieving balanced regional development.