Objection to proposed gallops avenue
Tuairim
TO: Senior Executive Officer, Planning Department, Kildare County Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare W91X77F
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2019 by Naas councillors (6:1 votes) who are on the record in Naas MD Council minutes as stating this road proposal is outdated and not fit for purpose.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.
Yours sincerely
Keith Mason
Consider the health and safety of young families that this proposed road will affect.
The outdated design and plan for this route will negatively affect residents along the route. An outer ring road design on the far side of naas racecourse would be more appropriate and would ease traffic congestion as opposed to simply moving congestion from one road to another