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Muckish Railway Walk Upgrade (Burtonport to Letterkenny Greenway Phase 1)

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 (as amended)

ARTICLE 81

 

NOTICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 81, PART 8 OF THE ABOVE REGULATIONS, RELATING TO A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL

 

TAKE NOTICE that Donegal County Council proposes to upgrade approx. 7km of the existing Muckish Railway   Walk to Greenway standard through the townlands of Carrownamaddy, Kildarragh, Ray, Moyra Glebe and Dunmore located in the Glenties Municipal District as scheduled below as part of Phase 1 of the proposed Burtonport to Letterkenny Greenway.

 

SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED WORK

No.

Title

Townlands

Local Office(s) For Viewing Plans

1

Muckish Railway Walk Upgrade

(Phase 1 of the proposed Burtonport to Letterkenny Greenway)

Carrownamaddy, Kildarragh, Ray, Moyra Glebe and Dunmore

 

Donegal County Council, County House, The Diamond, Lifford, F93 Y622

 

Dungloe Public Service Centre, Gweedore Road, Dungloe, Co. Donegal, F94 H4CF

Description and Extents

Donegal County Council proposes to upgrade approx. 7km of the existing Muckish Railway Walk to Greenway standard including related ancillary works.

The proposed development incorporates the following principal features: vegetation and site clearance; provision of a sealed surface path with a desirable maximum width of 3m and a general minimum width of 2m; provision of car parking facilities at Carrownamaddy; provision of traffic calming and safety measures at road crossings; provision of agricultural crossings; provision of boundary fencing, walls and railings; culverts and drains; provision of ducting; provision of way marking and directional signage and other relevant trail furniture including seating, cycle stands, landscaping and all ancillary development and associated accommodation works.

 

Note that in accordance with Article 120(1)(b)(i) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) Donegal County Council has concluded, based on a  preliminary examination of the nature, size and location of the development, that the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) is not required.

 

The plans and particulars of this proposed development will be available for inspection (or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy,) at

 

Location

Address

Opening Hours

The Planning Department/Reception, Donegal County Council

County House, Lifford, Co. Donegal, F93 Y622

 

9:00am – 12.30pm and 1.00pm – 5.00pm from Monday to Thursday and from 9:00am – 12.30pm and 1.00pm – 4.30p.m on Fridays.

Dungloe Public Service Centre

 

Gweedore Road, Dungloe, Co. Donegal, F94 H4CF

 

Muckish Railway Walk Part 8 Drawings

 

Muckish Railway Walk Part 8 Report

 

The proposed plans will be available for inspection from Friday 2nd August 2019 – Monday  2nd September 2019.

 

Submissions and observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and development of the area in which the development is situated may be made in writing to The Co. Secretariat, Donegal County Council, Lifford, County Donegal, before 4.30pm on Monday 16th September 2019.

 

Please mark the front of the envelope with the project name as per the above schedule.

 

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