Notice of Proposed Development by a Local Authority
In accordance with Part XI, Section 179 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended, and Part VIII, Article 80 & 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 as amended, Laois County Council hereby gives notice of its intention to carry out the following development:
Safety scheme at Irishtown, Mountmellick Co. Laois
• To construct a roundabout at the junction of the N80 and L6131 at Irishtown.
• To include for the provision of car-parking spaces, Pedestrian crossing facilities and kerbed edge islands.
• To construct Footpath and ancillary works in relation to design of roundabout.
Inspection
Plans and particulars of the proposed development are available for inspection from Tuesday 27th
March 2018 to Friday 11th May 2018 inclusive (excluding Bank and Public Holidays) at Laois County Council, Áras an Chontae, Portlaoise or by accessing www.laois.ie
Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development dealing with the proper planning and development of the area in which the development will be carried out may be made in writing to Kieran Kehoe, Director of Services, Laois County Council, Áras an Chontae, Portlaoise to be received no later than 4.00pm on Tuesday 25th May 2018. Submissions should be clearly marked Irishtown Part VIII.
The Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material will, in response to the FOI requests, be examined in light of the exemptions provided for in the FOI Act.
Draft Local Area Plans have been prepared for Portlaoise, Mountmellick and Portarlington (with Offaly County Council). The Draft Plans are on Public Display between 21st March and 8th May 2018, and submissions are invited during this time.
The Portlaoise and Mountmellick Draft Local Area Plans can be viewed during normal opening hours at:
Laois County Council, Áras an Chontae, JFL Ave., Portlaoise Co. Laois;
Submissions or observations regarding the Draft LAPs and the associated reports are invited from the public and interested bodies. Children, or groups or associations representing the interests of children, are entitled to make submissions or observations. Written submissions or observations made on or before 4pm 8th May 2018, will be taken into consideration before the making of the Local Area Plans.
Submissions may be made in one of the following ways:
On the Portlaoise and Mountmellick Draft Local Area Plans:
Write to: Senior Planner, Planning Section, Áras an Chontae, JFL Ave., Portlaoise, Co. Laois;
Please make your submission by one medium only, i.e. hard copy or e-mail.
St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Mountmellick
All submissions are to be clearly marked “Portlaoise LAP”, “Mountmellick LAP”, or “Portarlington Joint LAP” as applicable.
Submissions in relation to zonings should be send to the Local Authority in which the subject land is located, i.e. Portarlington, Co. Laois or Portarlington, Co. Offaly.
All submissions should include your name and a contact address, a map (where appropriate) and, where relevant, details of any organization, community group or company etc., which you represent.
All submissions will form a part of the statutory Chief Executive’s report to be presented to the elected members of Laois County Council and in the case of the Portarlington Joint Local Area Plan to the Edenderry Municipal District of Offaly County council.
The planning process is an open and public one, therefore all submissions/observations are a matter of public record and will be available for public viewing, and they may also be placed on the County Councils’ websites. Please include your name and contact details on a separate sheet to the content of your submission.
Portarlington Library :Join storyteller Simone Schuemmelfeder in this magical craft session and listen to her stories of thorny woods and mysterious creatures. She grew up in Germany near the old Fairy Tale Road where the Brothers Grimm collected tales like Hansel and Gretel and Sleeping Beauty. It is fair to say that she knows her deep, dark woods!
Wednesday 28th March
10:30-12:30pm
Ages 8-12
Free Workshop but places are limited so booking essential
Call 057 8643751 or ask at the library desk about booking a place
Laois County Council hereby serves notice that temporary rolling traffic restrictions will be in force on Saturday 17th March 2018 to facilitate the “Streets of Portlaoise 5k Road Race”.
The restrictions will be in effect between 10.30 hrs and 12.00 hrs approx to facilitate a road race.
Routes affected include the R445 Mountrath Road (from Rockview Roundabout), Main Street, Ridge Road, Greenmill Lane, a section of the N80, Harpur’s Lane & Portlaoise Orbital Route.
Race Marshals with the assistance of An Garda Siochana, will restrict the traffic as the athletes approach the routes. We would appreciate the co-operation of motorists to ensure the safety of all.
To celebrate the launch of Bliain na Gaeilge and Seachtain na Gaeilge, the Laois Arthouse, Stradbally, Co Laois, will host Portráidí Óir agus Portraidí eile by Pádraig Ó Flannabhra from the Wednesday 21st March at 1.30pm. The exhibition will be launched by by poet and writer in Residence for Kerry County Council Annemarie Ní Churráin. All wecome to attend. For more info visit the Arthouse website http://www.arthouse.ie/ The exhibition runs from 3rd to Friday 6th April (extended) 2018 in the Laois Arthouse, Stradbally, Co Laois.
Open Tuesday and Thursday 1pm &-5pm & 5.30pm-8pm Saturday 10am-1pm (through the Library) Wednesday and Friday 1pm-4pm (through the Laois Arthouse)
For more details: T 057 8664109/4033 E artsoff@laoiscoco.ie
he exhibition runs from 3rd to Friday 6th April (extended) 2018 in the Laois Arthouse, Stradbally, Co Laois.