Dear Senior Executive Officer:
RE: Draft Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029
As a resident in this county who votes in this constituency, 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 the county and our county deserves better.
Furthermore, it does not have the support of the majority of Naas residents 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2019 by Naas councillors (6:1 votes) who are on the record in Naas MD Council minutes as stating this road proposal is outdated and not fit for purpose.
It is entirely unacceptable to disregard this democratic decision and continue to attempt to include it county development plans, The proposed Gallops Ave road must be deleted from the county development plan.
Alternatively, it should be considered to build an outer ring road further out at or beyond the Naas ball which would allow for a better flow of traffic and would not impact too much on residential living in Naas.
Yours sincerely,
Jana Drennan