Review of the Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2014 - 2020 (as extended) - Publication of Issues Paper

Planning and Development Act 2000 (As amended)

NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF REVIEW OF THE NEWCASTLE WEST LOCAL AREA PLAN

Limerick City and County Council is commencing the review of the Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2014 - 2020 (As Extended) and the preparation of a new Local Area Plan for Newcastle West. 

To assist in preparing the Plan, an Issues Paper outlining the key issues to be addressed in the new Local Area Plan has been prepared, and may be obtained from the Council’s website www.limerick.ie, the Forward Planning Section, Economic Development and Enterprise Directorate, Merchant’s Quay Limerick City and County Hall, Dooradoyle and in the Newcastle West Municipal Office and Newcastle West Library, during normal opening hours throughout the public consultation period, which will run from 28 January 2023 – 13 March 2023 (inclusive).

Limerick City and County Council welcome your submissions in relation to the preparation of the proposed Newcastle West Local Area Plan during the initial six-week public display period of the Issues Paper.

Children and groups or associations representing the interests of children, are invited to make submissions or observations.

Any pre-draft submissions on the key issues affecting Newcastle West that you wish to have taken into account in the preparation of the new Local Area Plan for the area, should be made in writing to the Forward Planning Section, Economic Development and Enterprise Directorate, Merchant Quay, Limerick or can be emailed to forwardplanning@limerick.ie or uploaded to https://mypoint.limerick.ie by 5pm on Monday 13 March 2023.

A public meeting will be held in Newcastle West on Thursday 23 February 2023 in the Newcastle West Municipal District Office, Áras William Smith O’Brien, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick between 3pm and 7pm.  

All submissions received during this period will be considered by the Council in the drafting of the Draft Newcastle West Local Area Plan. Submissions will form part of reports associated with the making of the Local Area Plan which will be available online.

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 If you require more details, please contact Forward Planning on (061) 556508 or email forwardplanning@limerick.ie