Latest Update April 2024
The Council recently published Proposed Material Alterations/Changes to the Draft County Donegal Development Plan 2024-2030 for public consultation from Friday 8th March to Friday 5th April 2024.
The proposed changes include new and amended text, policies and objectives and zoning changes. You can see the proposed changes and the associated revised Environmental Reports here.
The Council would like to thank all those who made submissions on the Proposed Material Alterations/Changes during the public consultation.
The Council’s Executive is now preparing a Chief Executive’s report listing the persons/bodies who made submissions, and summarizing and giving the response of the Chief Executive to the issued raised. This report will be considered by the Elected Members before the plan is made.
A Special Council Meeting had been Scheduled for the 16th of May 2024 to allow the Elected Members to consider said report and make the Plan with or without any particular Proposed Material Alterations/Change or to modify same.
The Plan will come into effect 6 weeks after it is made except for any parts of the plan which may subsequently be subject to a Draft Ministerial Direction.
Overview of the County Development Plan
The Draft Plan sets out an overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of Donegal from 2024-2030 and includes text, objectives, policies, and maps.
It helps to guide future decisions around, for example, housing, regeneration, economic development, transport, and built and natural heritage.
The Draft Plan also contains Area Plans for Buncrana, Ballybofey/Stranorlar, and Bundoran.
An overall summary of the key points in the Draft Plan (including the above Area Plans) is available here
How the County Development Plan Is Made
The Draft Plan was agreed by the County Councillors following public consultation and was prepared with the support of the Council’s planning section.
Overall the plan is made in 3 stages over a 2-year period namely.
Stage 1: Pre-Draft Preparation
Stage 2: Draft Plan
Stage 3: Materials Alterations to the draft plan
