Draft Ministerial Direction

On 8 November 2024, Alan Dillon, the Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, gave notice of his intention to issue a direction to Sligo County Council to take certain measures regarding the Sligo County Development Plan 2024-2030, consequent to a recommendation made by the Office of the Planning Regulator on 27 October 2024.

The Minister’s notice was accompanied by a draft of the Direction and a request to publish notice of the Draft Direction no later than two weeks after receipt of the Minister's notice.

Letter to Chief Executive (CE) of Sligo County Council (PDF) - 1,881 kbs  PDF
Section 31 Draft Direction (PDF) - 311 kbs  PDF
Statement of reasons regarding the Draft Direction (PDF) - 165 kbs  PDF
Sligo CDP 2024-2030 – Draft Ministerial direction (Public notice)

Public consultation on the Draft Direction took place from 25 November to 9 December 2024. A total of 113 submissions were received during this period. All submissions are published on Sligo County Council’s Consultation Portal at https://consult.sligococo.ie/en/browse

On 14 January 2025, the Chief Executive’s Report on submissions relating to the Draft Direction was sent to the Elected Members of Sligo County Council, the Office of the Planning Regulator, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Northern and Western Regional Assembly.

Chief Executive’s Report (PDF) - 4,633 kbs  PDF