Kilkenny County Council July 2010

1.5 Public Consultation
Fiddown Draft Local Area Plan
The Planning and Development Act 2000 introduced statutory Local Area Plans and a
requirement that Planning Authorities take whatever steps they considered necessary to
consult the public in preparing a Local Area Plan.
Notice was given of the review of the Fiddown Local Area Plan 2003 in flyers distributed
locally, in the newspaper and on local radio. A public consultation meeting was held on the
10 th November 2009 in the Piltown Parish Community Centre, which was well attended, in
addition meetings were held with representatives of community groups in the area. Piltown
was chosen for the meeting location, as it is noted that some of the social needs of Fiddown
are provided for within Piltown. This meeting was held in order to obtain local knowledge to
assist in compiling a profile of the area, and to learn the views of the participants, which fed
into the preparation of the Local Area Plans.
The meeting group was divided into smaller groups, to discuss a number of topics with the aid
of a facilitator. Each group dealt with three areas: (i) what’s good about Fiddown and Piltown
(ii) what are the current issues, and (iii) what are the possible solutions.
The information gathered was collated into a document (cover page displayed below) which
was circulated and which informed this review of the local area plan. In addition public
submissions have been received and taken into account in the preparation of the draft plan.
Figure 3 – Public Consultation Feedback Document Cover Page
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