Carlow County Council · May Meeting of Carlow County Council · 11 May 2026
A vote on the Chief Executive's recommendation to keep about 8.67 hectares at Tullowphelim zoned agriculture, by making Variation 3 of the county development plan without Proposed Material Alteration 19. A Tá vote was for the recommendation and against rezoning the land as new residential.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
The recommendation of the Chief Executive for Proposed Material Alteration No. 19 (as relating to submission nos. CLW-C191-4, CLW-C191-8, and CLW-C191-10), to retain the ‘Agriculture’ zoning and to make Variation No. 3 without Proposed Material Alteration No. 19 comprising the rezoning of land (c.8.67ha) at Tullowphelim from ‘Agriculture’ to ‘New Residential’ was considered and a discussion took place whereby the Elected Members set out their reasons for disagreeing with the recommendation of the Chief Executive.
Proposed by Cllr. B. Ward; seconded by Cllr. J. Pender.
The minutes record: Result 16 Against, 2 Abstained Decision/Resolution: Motion Defeated
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
None
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.