KCC votes for variation on development plan, re energy transmission

The Grid Link Action Group has welcomed the news that Kildare County Council has voted in favour of varying the County Development Plan (CDP) with regard to transmission infrastructure, service providers and energy facilities.

Grid Link Action Group lobbied strongly over recent months on transmission infrastructure, in particular pylons and overhead lines, and acknowledges the support councillors and county management have given to this — in particular councillors Martin Miley Jnr, Mark Wall and Ivan Keatley.

The process will now allow members of the public to have their say on this section of the CDP. The Public Consultation period will run for a limited period, and it is expected that the closing date for submissions will be 4 June.

Kieran Connor, Chairman of the Grid Link Action Group urges all Kildare residents, as well as those from further afield who have an interest in this issue, to make a submission to Kildare County Council about the variation to the CDP. “It’s not enough to think that someone else will do it for you. If we do not act now then what legacy will we be leaving for our children and future generations," he says.

Over the coming weeks Grid Link Action Group will host a number of workshops throughout the county to inform people of relevant issues and how they might go about completing a meaningful submission. Further information on these workshops will be released on the group’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/gridlinkactiongroup.

To find out more information, visit the Grid Link Action Group’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/gridlinkactiongroup or email gridlinkactiongroup@gmail.com.