Notice is hereby given that Louth County Council pursuant to Section 20 (3)(a) of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended), Article 14 A-E of the Planning & Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations, 2004 (as amended), Article 6 of the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) as amended, and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) regulations, 2011 (S.I. 477) has prepared a Draft Local Area Plan (LAP), draft Local Transport Plan (LTP), a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Environmental Report, an Appropriate Assessment (AA) Stage 2 Natura Impact Report and also a Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) for Dundalk.

The Draft Local Area Plan along with the reports, outlined above, will be on public display and may be inspected from Wednesday 17th July 2024 until 4.30pm on Tuesday 10th September 2024 (inclusive) at Customer Service Counters and Libraries, during normal opening hours, excluding weekends and public holidays.

Online

All documents are available to view/download at https://consult.louthcoco.ie

 Additional Public Information Session

An additional public information drop-in session will be held in respect of the Draft Dundalk Local Area Plan as follows:

 

VENUE DATE TIME
Dundalk Library Wednesday 21st August, 2024 4:30pm – 7:45pm

 

Making a Submission

 Written submissions or observations in respect of the draft Dundalk LAP, draft LTP, SEA Environmental Report, AA Natura Impact Report and SFRA for Dundalk, made to the Planning Authority during such period will be taken into consideration before the Plan is adopted by Louth County Council.

Submissions or observations should be made by one medium only:

  • In writing to: Forward Planning Section, Louth County Council, Town Hall, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co Louth A91 W20C

or

 Online via our Consultation Portal https://consult.louthcoco.ie

 

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS/OBSERVATIONS IS 4.30PM ON Tuesday 10th September 2024

 

LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Any queries relating to the above can be emailed to localareaplans@louthcoco.ie

Local Area Plan Team