Variation No. 2 of the Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 - Muinebheag/Royal Oak District Town Plan 2025

Open21 Nov, 2025, 09:00 - 31 Dec, 2028, 17:00

NOTICE OF MAKING OF VARIATION NO. 2 TO THE CARLOW COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 13(8) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended), that Carlow County Council, being the Planning Authority for the County, has made a Variation to the Carlow County Development Plan, 2022-2028 on Monday, 10th November 2025. This Variation is effective immediately.

Variation No. 2 incorporates the Muine Bheag/Royal Oak District Town Plan, 2025 into the Carlow County Development Plan, 2022-2028 and includes minor consequential changes to text in the Carlow County Development Plan, 2022-2028 (Chapters 2, 15 and 16), as appropriate.

Notice is also given, pursuant to article 13Q of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), that a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Statement has been prepared.

This Statement summarises:

(a) How environmental considerations have been integrated into the Plan,

(b) How:          (i) the Environmental Report has been prepared, pursuant to Article 13L

                         (ii) the submissions and observations are made to the Planning Authority in response to the section 13(2) notice, and

                        (iii) any consultations under article 13O, have been taken into account during the preparation of the Variation (these consultations were not relevant to the Variation).

(c) the reasons for choosing the Variation, as adopted, in light of the other reasonable alternatives dealt with, and

(d) the measures decided upon to monitor, in accordance with Article 13R, the significant environmental effects of implementation of the Variation.

The Variation to the County Development Plan is available for public viewing online at https://consult.carlow.ie/ and in hard copy at the Planning Office, Carlow County Council, Athy Road, Carlow and Muine Bheag Library, Muine Bheag, Co. Carlow during their normal opening hours (excluding bank holidays).  The Variation is also accompanied by the Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report, the Strategic Environmental Assessment Statement, the Appropriate Assessment Natura Impact Report, the Appropriate Assessment Conclusion Statement, Strategic Flood Risk Assessment, Local Transport Plan and Infrastructure Assessment.

The documents relating to Variation No. 2 are available for purchase from the Planning Office, Carlow County Council, Athy Road, Carlow.

Paula O’Brien

Director of Services

Materials

0001. DTP Cover Page - Adopted.pdf
2.16 MB
001. Table of Contents.pdf
175.39 KB
01. Part A Cover Page.pdf
232.26 KB
1. Introduction.pdf
850.33 KB
2. CDP Strategy for Muine Bheag-Royal Oak.pdf
577.89 KB
3. Vision and Context.pdf
1.89 MB
04. Part B Cover Page.pdf
233.03 KB
4. Housing.pdf
394.89 KB
5. Economic Development Retail and Tourism.pdf
1.96 MB
6. Urban Design Town Centre and Regeneration.pdf
1.28 MB
7. Sustainable Travel and Transportation.pdf
2.92 MB
8. Infrastructure and Environmental Management.pdf
1003.89 KB
9. Sustainable Communities.pdf
535.73 KB
10. Climate Action Environment and Heritage.pdf
2.03 MB
11. Part C Cover Page.pdf
231.38 KB
12. Land Use Zoning Map.JPG
12 MB
13. Objectives Map_3.jpg
8.52 MB
Appendix I (a) - SEA Statement.pdf
4.79 MB
Appendix I (b) - SEA Env Report.pdf
15.9 MB
Appendix I (c) - SEA ER Appendix II NTS.pdf
2.96 MB
Appendix II (a) - AA Signed Determination.pdf
447.5 KB
Appendix II (b) - AA Consolidated NIR.pdf
4.29 MB
Appendix II (c) - AA Conclusion Statement.pdf
1.42 MB
Appendix III - Muine Bheag Royal Oak_SFRA.pdf
2.95 MB
Appendix IV - MBheag Local Transport Plan.pdf
23.94 MB
Appendix V - Infrastructure Assessment.pdf
1.43 MB
CCDP 22-28 (as varied) Chapter 2.pdf
1.29 MB
CCDP 22-28 (as varied) Chapter 15.pdf
4.61 MB
CCDP 22-28 (as varied) Chapter 16.pdf
833.32 KB

Reports

CE Report Variation No2 MAs to DTP.pdf
726.29 KB