Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Planning Department are encouraging the public to get involved and have their say in the creation of the Local Development Plan (LDP).
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Alderman Hilary McClintock, encouraging the public to get involved, said the plan would be one of the key strategic plans for the Council.
She added: “It will enable us to plan positively for the future of the Council area to ensure that lands are appropriately and sustainably zoned to permit a range of development, including housing, economic, retail and community infrastructure.
“A strategic and planned approach will enhance the City and District for future generations. We want as many people as possible to contribute their thoughts as to how they want this LDP to serve them and assist in creating a better future for those living, working and visiting our City and District.”
Planning powers transferred from the Department of the Environment (DOE) to the Council on 1 April last.
The Council now also has powers of Local Development Plan (LDP), Development Management and Enforcement which it will implement in cases where planning laws have been breached.
The LDP will, on adoption of both its component plan documents, replace the Strabane Area Plan 1986 – 2001 and the Derry Area Plan 2011 and the suite of Planning Policy Statements (PPS’s) that were produced by the Department of the Environment.
To get involved, the public are encouraged to engage via the website – www.derrystrabane.com/ldp on a range of topics that will help inform the Preferred Options Paper (POP) which is the next key document in the LDP’s preparation.
Photo shows Ald McClintock pictured at the launch of Derry City and Strabane District Council's Local Development Plan 2030 with Maura Fox, Head of Planning, Jonathan McNee, Senior Planner, Local Development Plan and Paul Irwin, Paul Irwin, Web Development Officer, left. Picture Martin McKeown. Inpresspics.com. 04.10.16
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