Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 13 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) that Carlow County Council, being the Planning Authority for the area, proposes to VARY the Carlow County Development Plan, 2022-2028 in respect of the following:
REASON FOR PROPOSED VARIATION:
To make a new local land use plan (District Town Plan) for Tullow, which will establish the strategic planning framework to guide the proper planning and sustainable development of the town and which will replace and build on the previously operative Tullow Local Area Plan, 2017-2023 (as extended), while taking account of national and regional planning policy, the key planning issues for the area that have emerged in the intervening period to date and the Core Strategy of the Carlow County Development Plan, 2022-2028.
To incorporate the draft and final Tullow District Town Plan into the Carlow County Development Plan, 2022-2028 and to ensure consistency of the Tullow District Town Plan with the Carlow County Development Plan, 2022-2028, it is proposed to vary the County Development Plan.
DISPLAY OF PROPOSED VARIATION:
A copy of the Proposed Variation, together with:
a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Environmental Report, prepared in accordance with the Planning and Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2004 (S.I No. 436 of 2004) (as amended);
an Appropriate Assessment (AA) Natura Impact Report pursuant to the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended); and,
a Strategic Flood Risk Assessment pursuant to The Planning System and Flood Risk Management Guidelines (2009); and,
a Local Transport Plan pursuant to Area Based Transport Assessment (ABTA) Guidance Notes (2018) and ABTA How to Guide (2021).
Submissions or observations regarding the Proposed Variation and the associated reports are hereby invited from the public and interested bodies. Children, or groups or associations representing the interests of children, are entitled to make a submission or observation. Written submissions or observations made on or before 5pm on Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 will be taken into consideration before the making of the PROPOSED VARIATION.
Submissions and observations may be made in one of the following ways:
All submissions should be in one medium only i.e. hard copy or via the consultation portal online or byemail. This will avoid the duplication of submission reference numbers and will streamline the process.
Include your name and address and, where relevant, details of any organisation, community group or company you represent on a separate page to the content of your submission, in order to assist in complying with the provisions of the Data Protection Act.
The Planning process is an open and public one. In that context, all submissions/observations will be taken into consideration, are a matter of public record and will be placed on the Council's website. Please be advised that the name of the person(s)/group(s) who make submissions will be published but personal data will be redacted. The processing of your personal data is lawful under Article 6(1)(e) of the GDPR Regulations.
YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO MAKE YOUR SUBMISSION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. LATEST TIME FOR RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS (POST/ONLINE/EMAIL) IS 5PM ON THURSDAY, 22ND JANUARY, 2026.
Proposed Variation No. 3 of Carlow County Development Plan, 2022 - 2028
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CARLOW COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028
Proposed Variation No. 3
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 13 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) that Carlow County Council, being the Planning Authority for the area, proposes to VARY the Carlow County Development Plan, 2022-2028 in respect of the following:
REASON FOR PROPOSED VARIATION:
DISPLAY OF PROPOSED VARIATION:
A copy of the Proposed Variation, together with:
will be available for public viewing online at https://consult.carlow.ie/ and in hard copy at the following locations, during their normal opening hours from Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 until 5pm on Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 inclusive:
MAKING A SUBMISSION:
Submissions or observations regarding the Proposed Variation and the associated reports are hereby invited from the public and interested bodies. Children, or groups or associations representing the interests of children, are entitled to make a submission or observation. Written submissions or observations made on or before 5pm on Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 will be taken into consideration before the making of the PROPOSED VARIATION.
Submissions and observations may be made in one of the following ways:
Carlow County Council, Senior Executive Officer, Planning Department, Athy Road, Carlow.
The Councils Data Protection Policy, is available at: https://carlow.ie/governance-and-administration/data-protection-policy
YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO MAKE YOUR SUBMISSION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. LATEST TIME FOR RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS (POST/ONLINE/EMAIL) IS 5PM ON THURSDAY, 22ND JANUARY, 2026.
Paula O’Brien
Director of Services
Carlow County Council
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