Agenda and minutes

Special, Leitrim County Council - Tuesday, 7th February, 2023 11.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber, Áras an Chontae, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim

Contact: Kieran Brett  Meetings Administrator

Items
No. Item

MM.26.23

To consider the Chief Executive's Report on proposed Material Amendments to the Draft Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029 in accordance with Section 12(9) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), and having considered same, to resolve to make the Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, with (subject to any modifications of a minor nature) or without the proposed Amendments in accordance with Section 12(10) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).

Minutes:

Mr Bernard Greene delivered a presentation to the members as set out in Appendix 1 to the Minutes of this meeting, which detailed each of the 15 recommendations contained with Chief Executive's Report on proposed Material Amendments to the Draft Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029. The presentation also considered two Notices of Motion received from elected members on the proposed amendments to the Draft Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029 and where applicate how these Notices of Motion affected the CE recommendations on the Draft Leitrim County Development Plan. An addendum to this report included final modifications to the Forestry Section of the Draft Plan.


 

The members considered each of the following Chief Executive’s recommendations with the Senior Planner outlining the response contained in the submitted Chief Executive’s report:

 

 

No

Submission

Chief Executive’s Recommendation

1

OPR

That the Plan be made with proposed Material Alteration MA 114 amended as follows:

 

KLN 14       Facilitate a phased work out of the Lough Melvin Forest Park unfinished housing development over the life of this Development Plan. This Development Plan supports the principle of the completion and occupation of a total of 50 no. houses to include the 24 no. houses effectively completed adjoining Clanchy Court housing development. Subject to the completion and occupation of these 50 no. houses to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority, further consideration to an additional phase may be permitted by the Planning Authority subject to the implementation of the Housing Strategy and confirmation that the Local Authority remain within the overall housing units provided for within the Core Strategy. The principle of completion of the hotel / leisure centre is acceptable in principle and the office development is open to consideration. Any further uses within the overall lands zoned for ‘New Residential’ will be considered on their individual merits within this context and guided by the Zoning Matrix. The completion of the Lough Melvin Forest Park development shall provide of an area of open space and amenity for the wider community to include people who have mobility issues and the facilitation of a foul sewer connection to serve the adjoining Eco Park on the Rossinver Road, subject to the agreement of Irish Water.

 

On the Proposal of Councillor Justin Warnock

             Seconded by Councillor Mary Bohan and resolved

 

It was AGREED that the Plan be made with proposed Material Alteration MA 114 amended as outlined above.

 

2

OPR * See Submission from Cllr Paddy O’Rourke

That the Plan be made with proposed Material Alteration MA 119 amended as follows:

 

CN 8Reserve the lands zoned Social & Community to the south of the existing Scoil Mhuire Naofa National School to accommodate the potential relocation of Carrigallen Vocational School should the Department of Education determine that the potential expansion of the school cannot be accommodated at its current location.

 

CN 9To allow for the provision of residential development on the lands zoned Social & Community to the south of the existing Scoil Mhuire Naofa National School in theevent  ...  view the full minutes text for item MM.26.23