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03 Mar
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Garden of Remembrance & Reflection Initiative

This idea was brought to our attention by Councilor Veralouise Behan Garden of Remembrance & Reflection Initiative designed by Landscape Artist Diarmuid Gavin may be of interest to your constituents Tidy Towns “under this initiative, groups may be in a position to gain points within the competition” A chara, Please find attached a brochure for […]

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03 Mar
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Cllr Veralouise Behan KCC Submission

Cllr Veralouise Behan sent this submission to KCC Dear Sir/ Madam. I’m writing this email, to support the concerns the residence Kingsgrove, and Graysland Athy. Their green areas should remain so, and cul de sacs should remain intact, If you have read any of the submissions on this subject to date, I’m sure you understand […]

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18 Feb
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UK Council to build apartments on housing estate’s only green space

The South Kildare Labour Party representatives kindly got in touch with the planning team at Kildare County Council on the resident’s behalf. Questions included whether the greens in the Kingsgrove Graysland Estate could be built on in the future. As a complete housing estate was dropped into the middle of the estate without the resident’s […]

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08 Feb
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Dear Public Representative – Take 2

Dear Public Representative, Following our earlier communication may I thank all of those of you who had the courtesy to respond to your constituents, and offer your help. To those of you who did not, I have no words. The survey results are in and you can see the results and read the comments made […]

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08 Feb
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Resident’s Survey Results Are In!

The results are in! In the end, 83 people completed the survey, which from my experience of these matters is a fantastic result. It appears with the great gift of hindsight that we should have offered the opportunity for people to say they wanted the land at Chanterlands left as it is. Some of the […]

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08 Feb
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My Personal Submission to KCC

My objections to the Athy Local Area Plan For a start, I wish to register a protest at the way that the process of creating and publicising the Athy Local Area Plan has been executed. Putting a notice in a newspaper circulating in the area may discharge the council’s statutory duties but this is quite […]

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05 Feb
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Cllr Brian Dooley Response to Dear Public Representative

Hello all, as a Councillor I’ve sent in my submissions regarding the LAP. I’ve outlined that I’m not in favour of pathway connectivity through estates, and that open space and green area must be protected. I’ve also looked for an extension on the time line for submissions to the plan as we are engulfed in […]

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03 Feb
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Voice Your Opinion to KCC

Please review the responses the planning team made and then make a submission in response to the Athy Local Area Plan. There is no need to make it complicated, just write what you feel. Make your submission to Kildare County Council here Or copy and paste this in your browser: https://consult.kildarecoco.ie/en/consultation/draft-athy-local-area-plan-2021-2027

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02 Feb
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Response to Planning Team

The response we sent to the queries forwarded to the Planning Team by Senator Mark Wall and Cathaoirleach Cllr Aoife Breslin. Our comments and queries are in red. Draft Athy Local Area Plan 2021 – 2027: The Facts a) A Local Area Plan (LAP) is a statutory planning framework that sets out policies and objectives for […]

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Kingsgrove Graysland Biodiversity

This piece on biodiversity was submitted by one of the residents. I am a resident of Kingsgrove, Athy, Co. Kildare. We chose this estate and area five years ago because of the potential it offered us for a safe, secure, and healthy lifestyle. An ideal area to raise our children. It’s a well-established estate – […]

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