The Variation was ‘made’ (i.e. adopted and therefore incorporated into the County Development Plan) at the Plenary Council meeting of 18th July 2022. The adopted Variation was exactly as per the Proposed Variation published for public consultation during April/May 2022.
Pursuant to the decision to adopt the variation (which included not accepting recommendations made by the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR)), the Planning Authority notified the OPR as is required under Sections 13(5)(aa) and 31AM(6)(a) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (As Amended).
On Monday 29th August, 2022, the Minister for Local Government and Planning issued a ‘Notice of Intention to Issue a Direction’ to the Council under Section 31 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (link to the Notice is below). The contents of the Notice are summarised as follows:
Cessation of Effect Of Elements of Variation Specified In Notice
In accordance with Section 31(4) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, those parts of the Variation referred to in the Notice (as summarised in points 3 above) are now to be taken as not having come into effect, made or amended.
Public Consultation
A period of public consultation on the Minister's Notice of Intention To Issue A Direction shall take place between the 9th Septmber and the 22nd September 2022 inclusive, during whch time a copy of the Draft Direction may be inspected at the following locations:
(i.) on the Council's website at www.donegalcoco.ie/services/planning;
(ii.) at the following Council offices during normal office hours (9am-12.30pm, and 1pm- 4.30pm Monday to Friday;
(iii.) at the library facilities in the County during their respective opening hours.
Written submissions or observations in respect of the Draft Direction may be made to the Planning Authority in the following ways:
The deadline for submissions is on or before 4.30pm on Thursday 22nd September, 2022.
Minister's Documents
Minister's Notice of Intention to Issue Direction
Direction referred to in Minister's Notice
Chief Executive's Report
Not later than four weeks after the expiry of the consultation period, the Chief Executive must prepare and submit a report on submissions/observations and must furnish these to Members, the OPR and the Minister for Local Government and Planning.
Adopted Variation - Background Documents
Variation as made at the Plenary Council Meeting of 18th July 2022
Interactive Wind Energy Energy Map 8.2.1 as made at the Plenary Council Meeting of 18th July 2022
Writen Submissions received during the public consultation process may be viewed at the link below:
Written Submission/Obsevations
The Chief Executive's Report on the public consultation as prepared in accordance with Section 13(4) is available at the link below:
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