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Proposed Local Area Plan for Kildare Town 2023 – 2029

Pursuant to Section 20(3) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) notice is hereby given that Kildare County Council, being the Planning Authority for the area, proposes to make a Local Area Plan for Kildare Town.

The Draft Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (LAP) comprises a written statement and maps and is accompanied by:

• An Environmental Report pursuant to the Planning and Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment [SEA]) Regulations 2004-2011
• An Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening Report - pursuant to the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC)
• A Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Report pursuant to Section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), and an accompanying Surface Water Study
• A Settlement Capacity Audit (SCA)
• A Social Infrastructure Audit (SIA)
• A Statement of Character (SoC) for the Kildare Town Architectural Conservation Area

A copy of these documents may be inspected from Tuesday, 21 March 2023 to Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at the following locations:

Planning Office, Kildare County Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare during opening times of 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday (closed Good Friday and Bank Holiday Mondays)

• Kildare Town Library, Claregate Street during opening hours
• At Kildare County Councils Consultation Portal: https://consult.kildarecoco.ie/en/browse

Public Information Session

A public information session will take place on Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at Áras Bhríde, Bride Street, Kildare Town from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Submissions/Observations

Submissions/observations may be made in respect of the Draft Kildare Town LAP and associated reports before 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 3 May 2023. Submissions/observations made within this period will be taken into consideration by the Elected Members before the making of the Kildare Town Local Area Plan. Please include your name and contact details on a separate sheet to the content of your submission/observation as submissions will be published on the council’s website. The Chief Executive’s Report on submissions and observations received will include the names of those who made submissions or observations and will subsequently be published on the Kildare County Council website.

Submissions/observations may be made online at https://consult.kildarecoco.ie/en/browse, or in writing to: Senior Executive Officer, Planning Department, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare. (Please mark envelope “Draft Kildare Town Local Area Plan 2023–2029”).

Any submission or observation shall state your name, address and where relevant, the body or organisation represented. Children or groups or associations representing the interests of children are entitled to make submissions or observations on the draft LAP.

Deadline for submissions: 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, 3 May 2023.

Please make your submission by one medium only i.e. in hard copy or online. E-mail or faxed submissions will not be accepted.

Kildare County Council is subject to the provisions of Freedom of Information (FOI Acts 1997 and 2014). Details can be accessed at https://kildarecoco.ie/YourCouncil/GovernanceandCompliance/FreedomofInformation/

Details of your privacy entitlements and obligations under GDPR can be accessed at  https://kildarecoco.ie/YourCouncil/GovernanceandCompliance/DataProtection/