Planning Clinics

PUBLIC INFORMATION NOTICE

INTRODUCTION OF PLANNING CLINICS FOR THE YEAR 2017

The Planning Office has decided to introduce a number of Planning Clinics for the year 2017. These clinics will be based in the Public Service Centres* and will operate with a view to improving public access to planning advice and customer service generally.

Fran Horkan EP will  not  attend the planning clinic in Dungloe PSC  on the 1st November 2017

The Clinics will be held on the following dates:

The clinics will operate as follows:

09:30am – 12:30pm   The Planner will be available for public drop-in. It is intended that this facility will cater for non-case specific public queries and will operate primarily as an information service.

13:00pm – 16:00pm   The Planner will be available on an appointment basis only. This facility will be available for the public, agents and/or Members as appropriate and will work on a prior appointment basis only.

 The Municipal District Planners are:

• The Stranorlar MD Clinics will be held in The Planning Office, County House, Lifford
  

 Revised Telephone Arrangements for Planners from 8th May 2017

A single planner only will be available on the phones each day between the hours of 09:00am to 5:00pm in accordance with the following schedule:  

1. On each day a Planner will take all calls, including those for themselves, other planners and general queries. Where a planner cannot deal with a specific case relating to the work of another planner, the call will still be taken and the member of public advised as possible and/or  informed of the relevant planner availability. 

2. These arrangements do not affect members and there are no restrictions proposed in this regard. 

3. On the occasion of a Bank Holiday Monday, Simon Harron will take calls on the following working day (Tuesday) in addition to Gerard Kellet and Fran Horkan.