PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (as amended)
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 (as amended)
ARTICLE 81
NOTICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 81, PART 8 OF THE ABOVE REGULATIONS, RELATING TO A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY DONEGAL COUNTY
COUNCIL
MALIN PLAYGROUND DEVELOPMENT
TAKE NOTE that Donegal County Council proposes to carry out the following development in the townland of Drumcarbit, located in the Inishowen
Municipal District as scheduled below.
SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED WORK
Description and Extents
Donegal County Council proposes to carry out the development of a playground in Malin, in the townland of Drumcarbit in the Inishowen Municipal
District.
The proposed development will include the following;
Site clearance of existing street furniture and surfacing.
Development of a public playground incorporating a variety of play equipment for children and safety surfacing.
Associated ancillary works to include installation of street furniture, playground fencing with gates, landscaping, appropriate boundary treatment and development related signage.
The proposed development is not sub-threshold for the purposes of Environmental Impact Assessment “EIA” as per the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), and Part 10 and Schedules 5, 6 and 7 of the Planning and Development Regulations as amended, and based on the scale, nature and location of the proposed development, an EIA pre-screening assessment has indicated the preparation of an Environmental Impact Assessment Report is not required. A copy of the EIA Preliminary Examination Report and conclusion will be available for inspection or purchase along with the plans and particulars.
Where however any person considers that the proposed development to be carried out the Council would be likely to have significant effects on the environment, they 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 Coimisiún Pleanála (64 Marlborough Street, 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 an AA Screening Report of same in accordance with Article 250(1) of the Regulations and made a determination in view of best scientific knowledge that the development either individually or in combination with other plans or projects would not be likely to have a significant effect on any Natura 2000 site in view of the site’s conservation objectives and that AA was not required. A copy of the Appropriate Assessment Screening Report including the main reasons and considerations on which the determination was based will be available for inspection or purchase along with the plans and particulars.
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 Natura 2000 site, they may apply under Article 250(3)(b) of the Regulations to An Coimisiún Pleanála (64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, D01 V902) for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have such significant eƯects and An Coimisiún Pleanála will make a determination on the matter as soon as possible. Any application for such determination in order to be considered by An Coimisiún Pleanála must state the reason for the forming of the view that the development would be likely to have significant eƯect on a Natura 2000 site.
The plans and particulars of this proposed development will be available for inspection (or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of
making a copy) at the following locations:
Location
Address
Opening Hours
County House
The Diamond, Lifford, F93 Y622
9:00 - 12:30pm and 1:00pm - 4:30pm Monday to Friday
Carndonagh PSC
Malin Road, Carndonagh, F93 YV1N
In addition, documents will be available to view and download from the Council’s website consult.donegal.ie
The proposed plans will be available for inspection from Thursday 9th of July 2026 to Monday 10th of August 2026.
Submissions and observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and development of the area in which the
development is situated may be made in writing to The County Secretariat Office, Donegal County Council, County House, Lifford, Co. Donegal, F93
Y622 or via the “MAKE A SUBMISSION” button on the project specific page on the consult.donegal.ie before 4:30pm on Monday 24th of August 2026.
Please mark the front of the envelope with the project name as the above schedule.
Malin Playground Development
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (as amended)
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 (as amended)
ARTICLE 81
NOTICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 81, PART 8 OF THE ABOVE REGULATIONS, RELATING TO A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY DONEGAL COUNTY
COUNCIL
MALIN PLAYGROUND DEVELOPMENT
TAKE NOTE that Donegal County Council proposes to carry out the following development in the townland of Drumcarbit, located in the Inishowen
Municipal District as scheduled below.
SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED WORK
Description and Extents
Donegal County Council proposes to carry out the development of a playground in Malin, in the townland of Drumcarbit in the Inishowen Municipal
District.
The proposed development will include the following;
The proposed development is not sub-threshold for the purposes of Environmental Impact Assessment “EIA” as per the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), and Part 10 and Schedules 5, 6 and 7 of the Planning and Development Regulations as amended, and based on the scale, nature and location of the proposed development, an EIA pre-screening assessment has indicated the preparation of an Environmental Impact Assessment Report is not required. A copy of the EIA Preliminary Examination Report and conclusion will be available for inspection or purchase along with the plans and particulars.
Where however any person considers that the proposed development to be carried out the Council would be likely to have significant effects on the environment, they 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 Coimisiún Pleanála (64 Marlborough Street, 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 an AA Screening Report of same in accordance with Article 250(1) of the Regulations and made a determination in view of best scientific knowledge that the development either individually or in combination with other plans or projects would not be likely to have a significant effect on any Natura 2000 site in view of the site’s conservation objectives and that AA was not required. A copy of the Appropriate Assessment Screening Report including the main reasons and considerations on which the determination was based will be available for inspection or purchase along with the plans and particulars.
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 Natura 2000 site, they may apply under Article 250(3)(b) of the Regulations to An Coimisiún Pleanála (64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, D01 V902) for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have such significant eƯects and An Coimisiún Pleanála will make a determination on the matter as soon as possible. Any application for such determination in order to be considered by An Coimisiún Pleanála must state the reason for the forming of the view that the development would be likely to have significant eƯect on a Natura 2000 site.
The plans and particulars of this proposed development will be available for inspection (or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of
making a copy) at the following locations:
In addition, documents will be available to view and download from the Council’s website consult.donegal.ie
The proposed plans will be available for inspection from Thursday 9th of July 2026 to Monday 10th of August 2026.
Submissions and observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and development of the area in which the
development is situated may be made in writing to The County Secretariat Office, Donegal County Council, County House, Lifford, Co. Donegal, F93
Y622 or via the “MAKE A SUBMISSION” button on the project specific page on the consult.donegal.ie before 4:30pm on Monday 24th of August 2026.
Please mark the front of the envelope with the project name as the above schedule.
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