Clare People –Have Your Voices Heard:
You have until February 29th 2016 to make a submission to the final draft of the Clare County Development Plan for 2017 – 2023
Are you fed up with flooding? Fascinated by festivals? Demented with lack of diversity? Anxious about art spaces? Curious about culture? Have you suggestions for sustainability? Ideas about inclusion? Okay Okay… enough already…
We want to make sure that as many Clare residents as possible are aware that that whatever their interests or concerns are, they can have their voices heard by making a submission to the Draft County Clare Development Plan 2017- 2023 before February 29th 2016 (before 4pm to be precise).
What is the Clare County Development Plan 2017- 2023?
The County Development Plan is the single most important policy document for the County as it represents an agreed economic, social, cultural and environmental blueprint for the future planning, growth and development of County Clare. The plan sets out an overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of the County over a six year period. Local authorities are obliged to begin drafting a new county development plan within four years of the previous plan’s adoption and so, even though it is only the beginning of 2016, they are already at the third stage of the four stage process of drafting and adopting a new plan. Don’t worry though it is not too late for groups and individuals to have their opinions, ideas and suggestions taken into account.
Groups registered with the PPN are all entitled to make submissions as is every child, adult or in-between who lives in the county. These submissions do not have to be technical or expert or even very complicated-as someone who lives in County Clare the local authority must take your view into consideration.
How do you go about making a submission?
- The deadline for submissions is 4 pm on February 29th2016
- Submissions should be sent in one format only – so by post, fax ore-mail.
- All submissions should be titled: ‘Submission to the Draft Clare County Development Plan 2017 – 2023.’
By Post: Written submissions and observations (two copies) may be made to:
Planning & Enterprise Development Department,
Clare County Council,
Áras Contae an Chláir,
New Road, Ennis,
Co. Clare
By E-Mail: to forwardplan@clarecoco.ie (max. document size by e-mail: 4MB)
By Fax: to (065) 6892071
Notes: Written submissions or observations in respect of the Draft Clare County Development Plan 2017 – 2023 made to the planning authority during the above period will be taken into consideration before the making of the Plan.
Children groups or associations representing the interests of children are entitled to make submissions or observations and any such submissions or observations received will be taken into consideration before the making of the Plan.
NB: As this is a public consultation process, submissions may be made available for public viewing and consequently personal details such as address, email address, and phone number should be submitted on a separate sheet accompanying any submissions or observations.
Find out More:
Read the Clare County Council’s Guide to the County Development Plan here
Read or download the current draft of the Clare County Development Plan 2017- 2023 here
You can also go and read it or look up a particular section of it in person between the dates and at the locations listed below:
A copy of the Draft Clare County Development Plan 2017 – 2023, with associated Environmental Report and Natural Impact Report may be inspected during normal opening hours from Tuesday 8th December, 2015 until 29th February, 2016 (excluding public holidays). The display locations include:
- Aras Contae an Chláir, New Road, Ennis;
- De Valera Library, Ennis and Local Study Centre, Harmony Row, Ennis;
- All public libraries;
- All Municipal District Offices.
OR you can attend one of the public consultation sessions around the county and ask one of the officials any questions you have about it:
Public Consultations- Dates, Places and Times:
- Community Centre, Kilrush
Tuesday 19th January 2016
Time: 4 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. - Resource Centre, Miltown Malbay
Wednesday 20th January 2016
Time: 4 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. - Library, Scarriff
Tuesday 26th January 2016
Time: 4 – 8.00 p.m. - Hylands Hotel, Ballyvaughan
Wednesday 27th January 2016
Time: 4 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. - Library, Sixmilebridge
Thursday 28th January 2016
Time: 4 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. - Clare County Council HQ, Ennis
Monday 1st February 2016
Time: 4 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Please feel free to contact me sarah@clareppn.ie if you need any help making a submission or if you have any questions about the plan itself you can call the Clare County Council’s planning department on 065 6821616.