Kill is strategically positioned to benefit from local, national and international markets due to its excellent transport links to the N7, Naas and Dublin. It also has the benefit of planned future road works in the area. These combined factors result in a town which is highly sustainable and could, through appropriate managed development, enable the development of a truly compact, walkable town, where people can live and work within 15 minutes of each other. The rezoning of the equestrian site would enable the best use of existing developed land beside the existing town for reuse as active commercial and residential uses in a highly sustainable and suitable location, bringing a vacant, derelict site back into active use. Through the appropriate planning and development of sites within the existing urban boundary of Kill it could be a compact, smart, sustainable and inclusive town with both economic and residential growth for the area. It is also the intention of Kildare in the last Development Plan to improve the road network in the Kill area, this should be continued within the new development plan. We trust that the planning authority will take on board the above submission recommending an increase in the number of dwellings proposed for this town in the new Development Plan. We would also like to see the Development Plan provide for and take advantage of existing regeneration sites and opportunities within Kill to provide for additional residential, enterprise and employment in this sustainable location for the residents of Kill along with the wider Kildare area.