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Draft Galway City Council Development Plan 2011-2017
Galway City Council has prepared a Draft City Development Plan for the City of Galway for the period 2011-2017. An Environmental Report and a Habitats Directive Assessment (Appropriate Assessment) accompany the Draft Plan.
The Draft Plan was on public display from Wednesday 3rd February 2010 until Wednesday 21st April, 2010, when members of the public had an opportunity to make submissions/observations.
Draft Development Plan Submissions
The Draft Galway City Development Plan 2011-2017 was on public display from Wednesday 3rd February 2010 until Wednesday 21st April 2010, when members of the public had an opportunity to make submissions/observations regarding the Draft Plan. A total of 305 submissions were received during the public consultation period.
The following Submission Table outlines the reference number of the submission, name and address of the applicant for each submission.
Please use the reference table to view the reference number and summary details of each submission. Each submission received is displayed below under the submission reference number.
Next Step
The City Manager submits a Report regarding the submissions received to the members of the Council by the 6th July 2010.
Section 12 (4)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended), sets out the requirements in relation to the preparation of a Manager's Report.
The Manager's Report must:
- List the persons or bodies who made submissions or observations.
- Summarise the issues raised in the submissions.
- Give the Opinion of the Manager on the issues raised. In this regard the Manager's opinion must take into account (a) any directions of the Council members, (b) the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, (c) the statutory obligations of any local authority in the area, and (d) any relevant policies or objectives of the Government or any Minister of the Government.
- The legislation also requires that all of the foregoing must be considered against the backdrop of national policy, guidelines and standards.
View Manager's Report on the Draft Galway City Development Plan 2011-2017 Consultation Process.
The Council members following the consideration of the Draft Development Plan and the Manager's Report can accept or amend the Development Plan. This stage should be completed by the 27th September 2010.
Section 12 (11) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) states that the Members shall be restricted to considering the proper planning and sustainable development of the area to which the Development Plan relates.
If the Draft Plan is materially altered (that is significantly changed), the amendments go on further public display for at least 4 weeks, during this time fresh comments on these changes can be made again by the public. Following consideration of any new comments, the plan is formally adopted by the City Council in January 2011 and becomes the official Galway City Development Plan 2011-2017 in February 2011.
Draft Development Submissions 03/02/2010 - 21/04/2010
View Submission Table and Draft Development Submissions
What is the Development Plan?
The Development Plan is a blue print for the planning and development of the Galway City for the next six years. For example, it sets out where roads, water supplies, sewage are to be provided and it zones land for a particular purpose (housing, shopping, schools, industry, commercial etc.) This will affect what type of buildings can be constructed and the use to which land can be put. It affects many facets of daily economic and social life - where you can live, what services are available and where developments with job opportunities are to be sited.
The preparation of the new City Development Plan will take approximately two years and has to be adopted by January 2011.
The Development Plan includes objectives for:
- Zoning of areas for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural etc. purposes;
- Preserving, improving and extending amenities;
- Conservation and protection of the environment, including areas of archaeological or natural heritage;
- Preservation of structures or parts of structures, which are of special architectural, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific or technical interest.
- The preservation of the character of Architectural Conservation Areas.
- Development and renewal of areas in need of regeneration;
- Provision of water supplies and sewage services, waste recovery and disposal facilities;
- Provision of accommodation for travellers;
- Provision of services for the community (e.g. Crèches).
The City Development Plan also includes development objectives relating to the control of use of buildings, reservation of lands, location and pattern of development etc.
- Galway City Council Draft City Development Plan 2011 –2017
- Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe Dréacht an Phleain Forbartha 2011-2017
- Click here for Map of Draft City Development Plan 2011-2017
- Click here for the Environmental Report and the Habitats Directive Assessment (Appropriate Assessment) of the Draft Development Plan.
The adoption of the final Development Plan is a function of the elected representatives of Galway City Council.
Any telephone inquiries regarding the preparation of the City Plan can be made to Planning Section, Galway City Council at (091) 536599.
The planning authority has carried out a Strategic Environmental Assessment [SEA] as part of the review process and for this purpose, the planning authority has prepared an environmental report on the likely significant effects on the environment of implementing the new plan, and the provisions of Articles 13C to 13J of the 2004 SEA Regulations shall apply.
An Appropriate Assessment under the Habitats Directive has also been undertaken.
Click here for SEA Environmental Report and Habitats Directive Assessment