Town & Environ Plans
Forthcoming Castlebar, Ballina and Westport Local Area Plans
Mayo County Council intends to prepare a Local Area Plans for the towns in the County which have a population exceeding 5000, these towns are Castlebar, Ballina & Westport. Castlebar and Ballina have been designated as Key Towns in the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES), published by the Northern and Western Regional Assembly on 23 January 2020, whilst Westport was also identified as a regional driver.
The formal preparation of the Local Area Plans for Castlebar, Ballina and Westport will commence after the Draft Mayo County Development Plan 2021-2027 has been published, which is set for later this year.
It is also envisaged that Pre-Draft Consultation Issues Papers will be published for the three towns after the Draft County Plan has been published