Following Special Council Meetings of May 10th, 24th & 28th 2021, Members of Offaly County Council considered the Draft Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027 and the Chief Executive’s Report in respect of submissions received and having resolved in accordance with Sections 12(6) and 12(7) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, the Draft Development Plan is amended. The proposed amendments constitute material alterations to the Draft Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027. In accordance with Section 12 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), Offaly County Council has screened the Proposed Material Alterations and has determined that Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) are required with respect to certain Proposed Material Alterations.
The Material Alterations comprises of the following;
- Material Alterations main document
- Housing Strategy and HNDA
- SEA Environmental Report
- SEA Environmental Report - Non Technical Summary
- Natura Impact Report
Please click here to see a copy of the Material Alterations and all accompanying reports
Submission Dates and Viewing Locations
A copy of the Material Alterations to draft Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027 and all accompanying determinations and reports are available for public inspection from Thursday 17th June 2021 - 4pm Friday 16th July 2021 (both dates inclusive) at the following locations, during normal opening hours and excluding public holidays:
Branch Libraries at Banagher, Birr, Clara, Daingean, Edenderry, Ferbane, Kilcormac and Tullamore (during branch opening hours by appointment only where visits are limited to 30 minutes)
Visiting members of the public should be advised that the operation of Local Authority public counters and interaction with the public, in the context of ongoing COVID-19 public health requirements, is governed by Standard Operating Guidance (SOG) protocols applying in the local government sector. Please be advised that all visitors will be required to adhere to these protocols.
Submissions/Observations- Please note submissions are now closed for the Material Alteration Stage
Please note submissions are now closed for the Material Alteration Stage
Submissions must be received by 4pm on Friday 16th July. Late submissions will not be accepted.
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