The government is being told that the North West City Region needs to be fully recognised in the National Planning Framework.
During a national consultation process, Donegal County Council made a submission in its own right, and was also involved in a joint submission with Derry City and Strabane.
The submissions stressed the need for the Derry-Letterkenny City Region to be recognised within the NPF in the same way as Limerick, Galway and Waterford, and for Letterkenny’s status as a key Regional Growth Centre to be strengthened.
However, officials say an updated draft of the new framework published earlier this month does not reflect the council’s recommendations.
Cllr Albert Doherty says this must be changed:
