The proposed ‘Gallops Avenue’ for Naas must be deleted from the County Development plan.
Dear Senior Executive Officer:
RE: Draft Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029
I wish to make a submission on the above county development plan.
I object to the inclusion of the ‘Gallops Avenue’ in this plan (Chapter 5 and Table 5.4 - Priority Road and Bridge Projects). This road proposal will not address the transport and movement needs of Naas, and there are better options to pursue.
Not only does it not have the support of the Naas residents that will be impacted by its inclusion, but many more residents of the town as evidenced by the many thousand submissions over the years to the various Local Area Plans, Transport Strategy etc. This road proposal was democratically defeated in 2019 by Naas councillors (6:1 votes), who are on record in Naas MD Council minutes, as stating this road proposal is outdated and not fit for purpose.
It is not acceptable to disregard this democratic decision and continue to try to include it in the county development plan in its many guises. If it was outdated and not fit for purpose in 2019 why bring it to the table again in 2022?
The proposed ‘Gallops Avenue’ for Naas must be deleted from the County Development plan.
Yours sincerely,
Audrey Barlow