Part VIII - Countywide Active Travel Project Coopers Road, Milford

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

Donegal County Council hereby gives notice of its intention to carry out the development of improved pedestrian facilities along a section of the L-1252-2 Coopers Road in the Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District.

The proposed footway, measuring approximately 220m in length and the scheme extents measuring approximately 250m in length will be located in the townlands of Milford and Drumbern and will introduce improved footpaths along the L-1252-2 Coopers Road to provide the pedestrian safety improvements to facilitate a pedestrian linkage from the entrance to Foxes Glen Estate to The Square, Milford. The new footway linkage seeks to provide a safe, high quality mobility infrastructure that is accessible, age friendly and maximises comfort to people of all ages and abilities. This will largely involve traffic calming measures from introducing dedicated pedestrian crossings with raised tables were appropriate, providing a more structured uniform carriageway throughout the extents of the scheme and providing appropriate pathways encouraging active travel as the preferred transport option to Milford Town Centre, local schools and amenities. 

In accordance with the Planning and Development Regulations, Donegal County Council, as a competent authority, has concluded from a Screening Determination, based on an examination of the type, size and nature of the proposed development that there is no likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and as such has determined that an EIA is not required, the details of which are available to the general public.

Plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection (or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy) during normal hours from 9am on Friday 4^th August 2023 until 4pm on Tuesday, 5^th September 2023 (inclusive) online and at the following locations:

• Milford Public Service Centre, Main Street, Milford, Co. Donegal, F92 TD0P
• Lifford Public Service Centre, County House, The Diamond, Lifford, Co. Donegal, F93 Y622

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, and clearly marked ‘Coopers Road Active Travel Scheme’, may be made in writing to the County Secretariat at Donegal County Council, County House, Lifford, Co. Donegal, F92 Y622 or by email to activetravel@donegalcoco.ie before 4.00pm on Thursday 21^st September 2023.