Proposed Variation No. 2

of Sligo County Development Plan 2017-2023

Proposal to extend the duration of Sligo County Development Plan 2017-2023 by up to one year

Public consultation from 17 February to 17 March 2023

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 11D of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) that Sligo County Council intends to make a variation to the Sligo County Development Plan 2017–2023.

The Planning Authority proposes to extend the duration of the existing Development Plan in order to provide a further period of one year, to complete the development plan review and to prepare and make a new development plan.

Public consultation on the Proposed Variation No. 2

The Planning Authority has prepared a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Report and an Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening Report in relation to the proposed extension of the CDP duration.

The screening reports and the Planning Authority’s screening determinations can be viewed online or downloaded from the Council’s consultation portal, at consult.sligococo.ie

Anyone who wishes to inspect or purchase printed copies of any documents should contact the Planning Office on telephone 071 9114452, Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 16:00.

Any queries relating to the Proposed Variation or to the public consultation process shall be e-mailed to dpu@sligococo.ie.  Alternatively, the public can call the Planning Office on telephone  071 91 4452.

How to make submissions

Written submissions or observations regarding the Proposed Variation No. 2 must be made to Sligo County Council between Friday, 17 February and Friday, 17 March 2023 in one of the following ways:

• Online atsligococo.ie – THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED METHOD
• By e-mail – sending submissions to the Development Planning Unit of Sligo County Council at dpu@sligococo.ie
• By post – addressing submissions to:
  Siobhán Gillen, Administrative Officer
  Planning Section, Sligo County Council
  City Hall, Quay Street, SLIGO, F91 PP44

All submissions posted or e-mailed shall be clearly marked with the text “Proposed Variation No. 2 of Sligo CDP”. Submissions sent by post and requesting an acknowledgement shall include a full postal address (this will not be published in any form).

All submissions will be made available for public viewing on the Council’s consultation portal. Anonymous submissions will not be taken into consideration.

Deadline for receipt of submissions

Submissions will be accepted until 4 pm on Friday, 17 March 2023. Late submissions will not be taken into consideration.

Please make your submission by one medium only, i.e. EITHER online OR in hard copy.

Dorothy Clarke
Director of Services
Planning, Community and Economic Development