Nas Mór, Apartment Block C, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 – SECTION 179

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 – ARTICLE 81

NOTICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 81 OF PART 8 OF THE ABOVE REGULATIONS (“the Regulations”), RELATING TO A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL

Project Name:  Nas Mór, Apartment Block C, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.

TAKE NOTICE that Donegal County Council (“the Council”) proposes to carry out the development specified in paragraph (b) below and in relation thereto: -

1. The location of the development is on a site shown on a site location map included in the plans and particulars referred to at paragraph (e) below, at Nas Mór, Apartment Block C, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.

2. The nature and extent of the proposed development is as follows: -

• Demolition and rebuilding of an apartment block affected by defective concrete blocks.
• The rebuild will provide 18 No social housing units consisting of 12 No 1 bed and 6 No 2 bed units.
• The proposed development will include the installation of a lift and all associated site works at the above location.

3. The proposed development is sub-threshold for the purposes of Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) per Article 92 of the Regulations and the Council has concluded on the basis of a Preliminary Examination of the nature, location and size of the proposed development in accordance with Article 120 (1)(b)(i) thereof that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and that Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) is not required. A copy of this Preliminary Examination and conclusion will be available for inspection or purchase along with the documents referred to at paragraph (e) below.  
   
   Where however any person considers that the proposed development to be carried out by the Council would be likely to have significant effects on the environment, he or she may at any time before the expiration of 4 weeks beginning of the date of publication of this notice apply under Article 120(3)(b) of the Regulations to An Bord Pleanala (64 Marlborough Street, Rotunda, Dublin 1, D01 V902) for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have such effects. 

4. In order to ascertain whether the proposed development required Appropriate Assessment (“AA”) the Council carried out a screening of same in accordance with Article 250(1) of the Regulations and made a determination in view of best scientific knowledge that the development individually or in combination with other plans or projects would not be likely to have a significant effect on a European site in view of the site’s conservation objectives and that AA was not required.  A copy of this determination including the main reasons and considerations on which the determination was based will be available for inspection or purchase along with the documents referred to at paragraph (e) below.  
   
   Where however any person considers that the proposed development to be carried out by the Council would be likely to have a significant effect on a European Site, he or she  may apply  under Article 250(3)(b) of the Regulations to  An Bord Pleanala (64 Marlborough Street, Rotunda, Dublin 1, D01 V902) for a determination as to whether the development would be likely to have such significant effect and the Board will make a determination on the matter as soon as possible.  Any application for such determination in order to be considered by the Board must state the reasons for the forming of the view that the development would be likely to have a significant effect on a European Site.

5. The plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection online at www.donegalcoco.ie or inspection at the Council’s offices below and for purchase (at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy) at:

                   The said plans and particulars will be available for inspection from Thursday 19th September 2024 until Friday 18th October 2024

6. Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development is situated, may be made in writing to The Social Housing Remediation Office, Donegal County Council, Letterkenny PSC, Neil T Blaney Road, Letterkenny, County Donegal, or by email to shrp@donegalcoco.ie or Donegal County Council's Online Consultation Portal on or before 4.30pm on Monday 4th November  2024. Please mark the front of the envelope with the project name as per the above schedule.