Planning

Naas North-West Quadrant

The Quadrant
The North-West Quadrant is the name given to a c.290 hectare area that extends from Naas Harbour to the M7 motorway, with an eastern edge along the Grand Canal and a western edge along the New Caragh Road.

Why is the North-West Quadrant Important
Naas is important to Kildare County Council as one of the two key locations for growth in the County (see the Kildare County Development Plan Core Strategy here . The Naas Local Area Plan 2021-2027 here  provides the relevant site specific objectives for the North-West Quadrant (see Policy NWQ 1: Northwest Quadrant Page No. 170 here).

At c290 hectares the North-West Quadrant is the largest development site in County Kildare and one of the largest in Ireland.
It will provide a significant boost to the critical mass of Naas and provide new neighbourhoods with homes, jobs and the facilities and infrastructure required to meet the needs of the development area, offering an excellent quality of life and providing the opportunity for a low-carbon lifestyle.

The Naas-North-West Quadrant Framework Masterplan
Kildare County Council is working with AECOM Ireland Limited to prepare a Framework Masterplan to provide a framework for the development of the area, including infrastructure and delivery. Kildare County Council is very ambitious and aims to ensure that the development of the area will be an exemplar sustainable urban extension for Naas and County Kildare that exceeds current national best practice.

The Framework Masterplan will define how the area should be developed between now and when it is completed (it's build-out), which is likely to take c.30 years. The Framework Masterplan will be given statutory weight through the provisions of the new Planning and Development Act 2024.

The Framework Masterplan will have a strong synergy with the Naas Canal Quarter Masterplan here , which will make provision for the North-West Quadrant to connect to Naas Town Centre via Naas Harbour.

Project Overview
Preparation of the North-West Quadrant Framework Masterplan got underway in Q4 2024, with the completion of the Baseline Study. The project has the following key milestones:

Additional information will be shared on the project when it is available.