Ballina Local Area Plan 2024-2030
Update - Ministerial Direction issued 17th February 2025.
Ballina Local Area Plan 2024-2030 - Effective from 30th October 2024
Update 17th February 2025: Ministerial Direction In The Matter Of Section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)
The Minister of State for Local Government and Planning wrote to Mayo County Council on 17th February 2025 and advised the Authority to take notice that on that date he issued a Direction pursuant to Section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (As Amended) Pursuant to Section 31(7) of the Act. The Minister further advised that, pursuant to Section 31(17) of the Act, the Direction is deemed to have immediate effect and its terms are considered to be incorporated into the Plan.
In light of the foregoing, the Council is required, pursuant to Section 31(2) of the Act to comply with this Direction so as to rectify the matter in a manner that, in the opinion of the Minister, will ensure that the Ballina Local Area Plan 2024-2030 sets out an overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development and meets the requirements of the Act. The Direction requires as follows:
2 (a) Delete the following material alterations from the adopted Local Area Plan
(i) Material Alteration MA 29 - i.e. the subject lands revert to Enterprise & Employment from New Residential;
(ii) Material Alteration 30 - i.e. the subject lands revert to Agriculture and Existing Residential from New Residential;
(iii) Material Alteration MA 31 - i.e. the subject lands revert to Enterprise & Employment from New Residential;
(iv) Material Alteration MA 33 - i.e. the subject lands revert to Recreation & Amenity from New Residential;
(v) Material Alteration MA 34- i.e. the subject lands revert to Agriculture from New Residential;
(vi) Material Alteration MA 35 - i.e. the subject lands revert to Agriculture and Recreation & Amenity from New Residential;
(vii) Material Alteration MA 36 - i.e. the subject lands revert to Agriculture from New Residential;
and apply all necessary consequential updates to the text of the plan consistent with the forgoing.
A copy of the Direction can be viewed at the following link: Ministerial Direction
A copy of the Ministers letter can be view at the following link: Ministers Letter
The adopted and in effect Ballina Local Area Plan 2024-2030 and Land Use Zoning Map can be found at the following links:
- Ballina Local Area Plan 2024-2030 (To be updated shortly)
- Land Use Zoning Map
Environmental Reports
Final reports to follow shortly.
Ballina Local Transport Plan
https://www.mayo.ie/en-ie/your-council/services/road-services/active-travel/mayo-county-councils-actions