Kildare County Council has published a proposal to change the County Development Plan and Athy's Development Plan.
Both documents act as blueprints for growth for a six year period.
The variations to the respective plans are "to provide clarity in relation to the specific intentions of Kildare County Council in relation to a Distributor Road for Athy" and to ensure the documents are consist with one another on this matter.
The proposals seek to realign the route of the Southern Distributor Road to accord with the preferred route selected and rename the route ‘Athy Distributor Road’ in the Athy Town Development Plan, remove the Northern Distributor Road Study Corridor from the Athy Plan, remove sections of the New Town Street that cross the River Barrow from the Athy Plan and revise the policy in relation to a pedestrian/cyclist bridge over the River Barrow in the Athy Plan to one of carrying out a feasibility study in relation to this proposal.
The reasons for the proposed variation are to provide clarity in relation to the specific intentions of Kildare County Council in relation to a Distributor Road for Athy and to provide clarity in relation to the specific intentions of Kildare County Council in relation to a Distributor Road for Athy and to ensure consistency with the Kildare County Council Development Plan 2011 – 2017 for which notice of a proposed variation has been given pursuant to section 13 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2015.
A copy of the Proposed Variation No. 1 to the Athy Town Development Plan 2012 – 2018, together with the Strategic Environmental Assessment Determination and the Appropriate Assessment Screening Report may be inspected from 17 August to 5 p.m. on 14 September at the following locations:
- Kildare County Council Offices, Aras Chill Dara, Naas, Co. Kildare (during office hours).
- Athy Municipal District Office, Rathstewart, Athy (during opening hours).
- Athy Town Branch Library, Emily Square, Athy, Co. Kildare (during opening hours).
The variation can also be viewed or downloaded on the Council websitewww.kildarecountycouncil.ie.
Written submissions or observations with respect to Proposed Variation No. 1 may be made to Kildare County Council on or before 5 p.m. on 14 September 2016
- In writing to Veronica Cooke, Administrative Officer, Planning Department, Kildare County Council, Aras Chill Dara, Naas, Co. Kildare, Or
- By email tolapsubmissions@kildarecoco.ie
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