County Development Plan review - current stage

(last updated on 26/03/2024)

22 March 2024 – Second Chief Executive’s Report submitted to the Elected Members

During the 10 weeks of consultation on the Draft Sligo CDP 2024-2030 (available at https://consult.sligococo.ie/en/consultation/draft-sligo-county-development-plan-2024-2030 ), 211 valid submissions were received. There were 16 submissions from prescribed state or semi-state bodies and 195 submissions from individuals, community groups and other private or public organisations. Over 100 submissions contained rezoning requests.

The submissions can be viewed at https://consult.sligococo.ie/en/node/883/submissions

The Chief Executive’s Report on the submissions received during this second phase of public consultation was submitted to the elected members of Sligo County Council on 22 March 2024. The Second Chief Executive’s Report consists of two volumes, two appendices and two map sets:

1 – Second CE Report – Volume 1 (PDF) - 4,240 kbs  PDF
2 – Second CE Report – Volume 2 (PDF) - 2,145 kbs  PDF
3 - Second CE Report - Appendix 1 (PDF) - 1,941 kbs  PDF
4 - Second CE Report - Appendix 2 (PDF) - 1,412 kbs  PDF
5 - Second CE Report - Map Set 1 (Part 1) (PDF) - 21,045 kbs  PDF
5 - Second CE Report - Map Set 1 (Part 2) (PDF) - 19,099 kbs  PDF
5 - Second CE Report - Map Set 1 (Part 3) (PDF) - 20,890 kbs  PDF
6 - Second CE Report - Map Set 2 (PDF) - 24,371 kbs  PDF

If you need to print the Second Chief Executive’s Report, please select the following printer settings:

  • A4 “portrait” and “print on both sides” for Volumes 1 and 2;
  • A3 “landscape”, “print on both sides” and “flip on short edge” for Appendices 1 and 2;
  • A3 “landscape” and one-side printing for Map Sets 1 and 2.

What happens next?

The elected members have up to 12 weeks to consider the Chief Executive’s Report. The Members may wish to amend the Draft Plan in accordance with the Chief Executive’s recommendations, propose additional amendments or make the Plan without any amendments.

If the members propose material alterations (amendments) of the Draft Plan, a further notice will be published. The proposed amendments will be placed on public display and there will be a final round of consultation (minimum four weeks), after an additional time required for carrying out SEA and AA of the proposed amendments.

 

13 October 2023 – Draft CDP 2024-2030 published for consultation

Sligo County Council has prepared a Draft Sligo County Development Plan (CDP) for the period 2024–2030 in accordance with Section 12 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)

Draft CDP 2024-2030 - Planning Advert - Oct 2023 (English) (PDF) - 664 kbs  PDF
Draft CDP 2024-2030 - Planning Advert - Oct 2023 (Irish) (PDF) - 669 kbs  PDF

The Draft Plan and accompanying documents are available for viewing and dowloading from the Council’s Consultation Portal at consult.sligococo.ie

Written submissions or observations regarding the Draft Plan may be made to the Planning Authority from 13 October to 22 December 2023 in the manner specified on the Consultation Portal.

2 October 2023 – Members approve the Draft CDP 2024-2030 for publication

At their special meeting on 2 October 2023, the elected members of Sligo County Council considered the Draft CDP 2024-2030 and associated documents and approved the publication of the Draft Plan.

Item 1 - Special Meeting of SCC - 02.10.2023 - Proposed Draft Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030 (PDF) - 910 kbs  PDF

22 April 2022 – SEA Scoping completed

As the Sligo County Development Plan 2023-2029 will cover an area with a population exceeding 10,000 persons, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is required by the Planning and Development (SEA) Regulations (as amended) to be undertaken on the Plan.

The SEA Scoping Report communicates and defines the scope of the environmental issues which are to be dealt with by the SEA, together with the level of detail to which it is intended to address these issues, as per the SEA Guidelines. It has been informed by SEA consultations with environmental authorities.

View the SEA Scoping Report (PDF) - 703 kbs  PDF

7 March 2022 - The Members of Sligo County Council directed the Chief Executive to prepare the Draft Sligo County Development Plan 2023-2029

After pre-draft consultation has been carried out, the role of the elected members is to consider the recommendations contained within the First Chief Executive’s Report on submissions and to issue a direction to the Chief Executive regarding the preparation of the Draft Development Plan.

The Planning Act states that any such direction “must be strategic in nature, consistent with the draft core strategy as well as taking account of the statutory obligations of the local authority and relevant policies and objectives of the Government or of any Minister of the Government”.

There are 34 sets of Chief Executive’s recommendations made in response to issues raised in the 90 submissions, with a total of 94 specific indications to be considered in the preparation of the Draft Plan.

The most significant commitments are:

  • to prepare the Draft CDP 2023-2029 using the methodologies recommended in the Draft Development Plan Guidelines for Planning Authorities (DHLGH, August 2021);
  • to carry out an infrastructural assessment of all existing zoned land in the County;
  • to prepare a Local Transport Plan for the Sligo Regional Growth Centre Strategic Plan Area;
  • to include strategic frameworks, zoning and objectives maps for all previously planned-for settlements in County Sligo (i.e. Sligo and Environs, Ballymote, Enniscrone, Tobercurry and the 32 villages subject to mini-plans)
  • to carry out a Housing Need and Demand Assessment;
  • to prepare an updated Landscape Character Assessment;
  • to prepare a Renewable Energy Strategy.

At their ordinary meeting on 7 March 2022, the elected members of Sligo County Council noted the First Chief Executive’s Report and resolved to direct the Chief Executive to prepare the Draft County Development Plan 2023-2029.

The resolution can be viewed here –  Members direct the CE to prepare Draft Plan - Signed Resolution - Item 13 - Ord. Meeting - 07.03.2022 (PDF) - 862 kbs

 

Stages completed to date

  1. Notice of Development Plan review was given to the public and the prescribed bodies on 30 July 2021.
  2. Pre-draft consultation took place from 30 July to 24 September 2021, based on an Issues Paper (PDF) - 11,156 kbs   
  3. The First Chief Executive’s Report on submissions and observations was submitted to members on 22 December 2021 - Chief Executive’s Report (PDF) - 3,260 kbs
  4. Members directed the Chief Executive to prepare the Draft CDP 2023-2029 on 7 March 2022.

 

What happens next?

The Development Planning Unit of Sligo County Council is currently working on the preparation of the Draft Sligo County Development Plan 2023-2029.  Once a Proposed Draft Plan is completed, it will be submitted to the elected members for approval prior to publication for the next stage of consultation.

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