Proposed Social Housing Development: Redevelopment of Former Fire Station for Social Housing Purposes, Main Street, Stranorlar
Donegal County Council proposes to carry out the demolition of an existing fire station and construction of a two-storey development of 8no. social housing units, consisting of 4no. 2 bedroom apartments and 4no.1 bedroom apartments, private residential courtyard, on-street parking, realignment of footpaths, removal and replacement of existing trees and all associated site works at the site of, and adjacent to the former fire station site, Main Street, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal, F93 NN90. All associated ancillary site works shall be located within the townland of Stranorlar in the Lifford - Stranorlar Municipal District.
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.
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.
Plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection online at www.donegalcoco.ie or for inspection at the Council’s offices below and purchase (at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy) at:
Location
Address
Telephone/email
Opening Hours
County House, Donegal County Council
County House, Lifford, Co. Donegal, F93 Y622
Tel: 0749153900
Email: housingcapital@Donegalcoco.ie
9:00am – 12.30pm and 1.00pm – 4.30pm from Monday to Friday
The said plans and particulars will be available for inspection as above from Thursday 16thNovember 2023 to Thursday 14thDecember 2023
Submissions and 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:
Housing Capital Section, Donegal County Council,
Three Rivers Centre,
Lifford F93 Y622
Part VIII - Proposed Housing Development of Former Fire Station at Stranorlar
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Proposed Social Housing Development: Redevelopment of Former Fire Station for Social Housing Purposes, Main Street, Stranorlar
Donegal County Council proposes to carry out the demolition of an existing fire station and construction of a two-storey development of 8no. social housing units, consisting of 4no. 2 bedroom apartments and 4no.1 bedroom apartments, private residential courtyard, on-street parking, realignment of footpaths, removal and replacement of existing trees and all associated site works at the site of, and adjacent to the former fire station site, Main Street, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal, F93 NN90. All associated ancillary site works shall be located within the townland of Stranorlar in the Lifford - Stranorlar Municipal District.
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.
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.
Plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection online at www.donegalcoco.ie or for inspection at the Council’s offices below and purchase (at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy) at:
Location
Address
Telephone/email
Opening Hours
County House, Donegal County Council
County House, Lifford, Co. Donegal, F93 Y622
Tel: 0749153900
Email: housingcapital@Donegalcoco.ie
9:00am – 12.30pm and 1.00pm – 4.30pm from Monday to Friday
The said plans and particulars will be available for inspection as above from Thursday 16th November 2023 to Thursday 14th December 2023
Submissions and 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:
Housing Capital Section,
Donegal County Council,
Three Rivers Centre,
Lifford F93 Y622
or by email to housingcapital@donegalcoco.ie on or before 4:00pm on Thursday 4th January 2024.
Please mark the front of the envelope with the project name as per the above schedule.
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