HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE FUTURE OF GALWAY CITY
Public Consultation on Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029
Join the GCCN Thematic Townhall Meetings from the 3rd to the 25th February
The Pre-Draft Public Consultation process on the Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 runs from Thursday, 7th January 2021 to Friday, 5th March 2021.
All GCCN members are invited to participate in thematic Townhall meetings organised by GCCN in collaboration with Galway City Partnership during February.
This will be the first opportunity for the community to have their say on their priorities for the new City Development Plan 2023-2029 during the Pre-Draft Public Consultation process, and the aim is to capture the views and the development priorities of communities in Galway City and to build a collective voice to ensure that the new City Development Plan represents the interests of all communities in the city.
GCCN intends to deliver thematic meetings organised to reflect the thematic areas to be covered by the City Development Plan, allowing people to choose the area that interests them. To keep the discussions focused and maximise the quality of the input shared, the attendees will receive a checklist (see below) of what is required prior to each meeting.
Members of the Galway City Council Planning Office will be in attendance also.
The meetings are open to all GCCN members and other interested people and will include a range of themes as follows below:
Thematic Townhall Meeting Dates and Registration
| 1 | Climate Action | Wednesday, 3rd February 6pm – 7.20pm |
Registrations now closed |
| 2 | Community, Culture and Education | Thursday, 4th February 6pm – 7.20pm |
Registrations now closed |
| 3 | Green Network and Biodiversity | Monday, 8th February 6pm – 7.20pm |
Registrations now closed |
| 4 | Population Growth and Housing | Tuesday, 9th February 6pm – 7.20pm |
Registrations now closed |
| 5 | Economic Development, Employment and Enterprise |
Wednesday, 10th February 6pm – 7.20pm |
Registrations now closed |
| 6 | Transport and Sustainable Mobility | Thursday, 11th February 6pm – 7.20pm |
Registrations now closed |
| 7 | Energy and Infrastructure | Thursday, 18th February 6pm – 7.20pm |
Register Here |
| 8 | Built Environment and Placemaking Sustainable Neighbourhoods | Monday, 22nd February 6pm – 7.20pm |
Register Here |
| 9 | Terryland, Ballinfoile and Castlegar | Tuesday, 16th February 7.30pm – 8.30pm |
Register Here |
| 10 | Ballybane | Tuesday, 23rd February 7.30pm – 9pm |
Register by email ballybane.taskforce@gmail.com |
| 11 | Westside | Wednesday, 24th February 7.30pm – 9pm |
Register by email suzanne@gcp.ie |
| 12 | Older People | Thursday, 25th February 11am-12.20pm |
Register Here |
The Eastside Meeting on the Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029 will cover Doughiska, Roscam, Renmore, Murrough, Ardaun, Ballybrit, Merlin Park and Surroundings.
Other meetings organised by other GCCN members on the Galway City Development Plan 2023-2029:
|
Youth Consultation for 12-17-year-old Organised by Youth Work Ireland and Comhairle na nÓg |
Saturday, 27th February
11am -1.30pm |
Register by email at deirdre.bermingham@youthworkgalway.ie |
| Galway Integration Consortium
with a focus on input from the Migrant community Organised by Galway City Partnership |
Monday, March 1st
7pm |
Register by email at suzanne@gcp.ie |
Thematic GCCN Townhall Checklist:
- Have you registered and are you ready for the workshop?
- Have you read the relevant chapter in the current City Development Plan for the thematic meeting you intend to join?
- Have you read the relevant chapter in the Issues Paper for the thematic meeting you intend to join?
- Do you have key priority areas and recommendations to share at the workshop?
Further details
At a meeting of the GCCN City Development Plan Task Group, members emphasised the need to ensure that the new City Development Plan will represent the interests of the diverse communities in the city and that it tackles issues of deep concern such as the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, the housing crisis, sustainable transport and economic inequality, delivering in the process a tangible legacy for Galway communities.
GCCN members emphasised the need for new high-impact actions to provide added value to initiatives started with the previous City Development Plan 2017-2023 and called on the Galway City Council to follow best practice as outlined by the Planning Regulator and engage in a robust and transparent collaborative planning process with the community sector and other stakeholders to ensure that the City Development Plan 2023-2029 will represent fully the needs and views of Galway communities and will kick start the necessary transformational change to ensure a sustainable city for present and future generations.
GCCN will work with its members and the wider community to ensure community voices are amplified throughout the Development Plan process over the coming two years.
