A number of local area plans are currently under review and pre-draft submissions were taken last week.

I think the process offers an important opportunity for community input, often the dates tick by with only a few landowners sending anything for consideration, it is important the wider view is taken by someone too and the local community are usually best placed to give the planners a steer with this.

The LAPs now under review in the Naas area are: Kill, Johnstown, Kilteel and TwoMile House.

In some cases I made submissions of my own, as well as meeting with local groups in other cases.

Here is:

My TwoMile House submission

My Johnstown submission

(An earlier submission I made on the Sallins plan can also be seen here)

Now the pre-draft submissions have been taken, the planners will get to work on a first draft area plan for each place, and they will go on display in the new year. There will be another round of public consultation at that stage.