Notice is also given, under Article 13I of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2021 that a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Statement has been prepared. This Statement summarises:

1. how environmental considerations have been integrated into the Plan;
2. how
   1. the Environmental Report prepared pursuant to Article 13C;
   2. submissions and observations made to the Planning Authority in response to a notice under Section 12(1) or (7) of the Act; and
   3. any consultations under Article 13F
   have been taken into account during the preparation of the Plan;
3. the reasons for choosing the Plan, as adopted, in the light of the other reasonable alternatives dealt with; and
4. the measures decided upon to monitor, in accordance with Article 13J, the significant environmental effects of implementation of the Plan.

The County Development Plan shall have effect from Monday, 11 November 2024. The Development Plan, Environmental Report, the SEA Statement and the Natura Impact Report will be available for inspection at Sligo County Council’s Planning Office, City Hall, Quay Street, Sligo (Tel. 071 911 4440).

The Plan will also be available to view and download from the County Council’s website https://www.sligococo.ie/cdp/ 

Dorothy Clarke
Director of Planning, Community and Economic Development
Sligo County Council