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Kildare County Development Plan 2023–2029 — Foreword and Table of Contents
One part of the council's development plan written statement, which the council publishes in parts. Variations adopted since are not in this text.
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- K i l d a r e C o u n t y D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n 2 0 2 3 - 2 0 2 9 V o l u m e 1
- The photographs on the cover page, and some throughout this document, were taken by young people of County Kildare and submitted to the photographic competition entitled 'This is My Kildare!' as part of the Pre-Draft public consultation for this County Development Plan. Planning Department Kildare County Council Photographs by: Frankie Doyle Cormac Smith Iarla O'Rourke Lucy Mockler Sienna Mooney Jan Wojciechowski Naurah Binti Hasrizal Emma Kelly Ryan Jamison Jenny Cheng Aaron Mills Jack Gibney Cara Sangari Max Dingley Amelia Rose Kirby The Kildare County Development Plan 2023-2029 comprises of: - Volume 1 Written Statement - Volume 2 Small Towns, Environs, Villages and Rural Settlements - Appendices 1-12 - Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) - Appropriate Assessment (AA) - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA)
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