Section 177AE - Proposed Repair and Refurbishment of Markievicz Bridge, Bridge Street Sligo, Co Sligo.

Closed22 Aug, 2025, 09:00 - 3 Oct, 2025, 17:00

NOTICE UNDER SECTION 177AE OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000, AS AMENDED

APPLICATION TO AN BORD PLEANALA FOR APPROVAL

Proposed Repair and Refurbishment of Markievicz Bridge, Bridge Street Sligo, Co Sligo.

Pursuant to Section 177AE of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and the requirements of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), notice is hereby given that Sligo County Council proposes to make an application for approval to an Bord Pleanála for the following development at this site c.0.2767ha Markievicz Bridge, Bridge Street Sligo, Co Sligo. The proposed development includes:

  • Repair Scour Damage to Existing Bridge Piers and Abutments
  • Repair Scour Damage to Riverbed under and in the curtilage of the Structure
  • Cleaning, Removing Vegetation & Repointing of Masonry of Structure

Sligo County Council proposes to seek the approval of An Bord Pleanála for the proposed development under section 177AE of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The Board may, in relation to an application for approval under section 177AE, of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, may give approval to the application for development with or without conditions or may refuse the application for development.

Plans and particulars, including the Natura Impact Statement completed for the proposed development, are available for inspection at the offices of:

  • The consultation website of Sligo County Council at: https://consult.sligococo.ie/en from 22nd August 2025 to 3rd October 2025 (inclusive of both dates).
  • Sligo County Council, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo, County Sligo, during public opening hours, Mondays to Fridays (bank holidays excluded) by appointment only.

The plans and particulars, including the Natura Impact Statement, may also be inspected at the offices of An Bord Pleanála.

Submissions and observations may be made in writing to An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, before 5.30 pm on 3rd September 2025 relating to:

i) The implications of the proposed development dealing with the proper planning and development of the area in which the development is concerned,
ii) The likely effects on the environment of the proposed development; and
iii) The likely significant effects of the proposed development on a European Site, if carried out.

A person may question the validity of any such decision by the Board by way an application for judicial review, under order 84 of the Rules of the Superior Courts (S.I. No. 15 of 1986), in accordance with section 50 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended.

Practical information on the review mechanism can be accessed under the heading Publications – Judicial Review Notice on the Board’s website www.pleanala.ie or the Citizen Information Service website www.citizeninformation.ie.

Signed: Jim Molloy Director of Services, Climate & Infrastructure & Sligo-Drumcliff Municipal District, Sligo County Council, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo F91Y763

Materials

1. Cover Letter and Contents Schedule.pdf
937.85 KB
1.1 Outline Construction Management Plan.pdf
1.74 MB
1.2 Summary Planning Report.pdf
7.33 MB
1.3 Outline Traffic Management Plan.pdf
7.14 MB
1.4 Preliminary Health & Safety Plan.pdf
6.4 MB
1.5.1 - 224138-PUNCH-XX-XX-DR-C-0051 A0.C01 SITE LOCATION.pdf
1.2 MB
1.5.2 - 224138-PUNCH-XX-XX-DR-C-0052 - Site Layout Plan.pdf
656.78 KB
1.5.3 - 224138-PUNCH-XX-XX-DR-C-0053 - Site Layout Plan.pdf
659.26 KB
1.5.4 - 224138-PUNCH-XX-XX-DR-C-0100 A0.C01 EXISTING BRIDGE- MASONRY REPAIRS.pdf
637.38 KB
1.5.5 - 224138-PUNCH-XX-XX-DR-C-0201 A0.C01 EXISTING STRUCTURAL PIER SCOUR REPAIRS.pdf
1.04 MB
1.5.6 - 224138-PUNCH-XX-XX-DR-C-0202 A0.C01 RIVERBED SCOUR REPAIRS.pdf
611.18 KB
1.5.7 - 224138-PUNCH-XX-XX-DR-C-0203 A0.C01 RIVERBED SCOUR REPAIR DETAILS.pdf
879.5 KB
1.6 Site Specific Flood Risk Assessment.pdf
6.39 MB
2.1 Appropriate Assessment Screening Report and Natura Impact Statement.pdf
21.22 MB
2.2 Construction & Environmental Management Plan.pdf
12.02 MB
2.3 Ecological Impact Assessment.pdf
35.67 MB
2.4 Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Note.pdf
133 KB
2.5 Baseline Bat Report.pdf
8.14 MB
3.0 Bathymetric, River Channel & Topographic Survey Drawings.pdf
2.69 MB
4.0 Architectural Heritage Impact Assessment.pdf
4.6 MB
5.0 Underwater Archaeological Impact Assessment.pdf
5.58 MB
6.0 OPW Section 50 Approval.pdf
493.21 KB
7.0 - Copy of Published Notice.pdf
2.28 MB
8.0 - Site Notice.pdf
134.47 KB
9.0 Notification of Prescribed Bodies.pdf
6.54 MB