{"id":3564,"date":"2012-09-17T17:08:16","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T16:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bmxireland.ie\/?p=1518"},"modified":"2012-09-18T16:32:25","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T15:32:25","slug":"leinster-leader-4-sept-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.offroadcyclingireland.ie\/wordpress\/2012\/09\/17\/leinster-leader-4-sept-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Leinster Leader \u2013 4 Sept 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lenister Leader<\/a> 4 Sept 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Astroturf pitches & BMX track planned for outskirts of Naas<\/span><\/p>\n

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PLANS are afoot to develop astroturf pitches and a BMX bike track on a greenfield site outside Naas.
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\nA four-and-a-half acre plot at the IDA Business Park at Blessington Road (behind the AIB building) has been earmarked as the location for the development.
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\nThe planning application, made in the name of Conor Carruthers, is for five pitches of 600 square metres, a two-storey clubhouse occupying 361 square metres as well as a BMX track measuring some 340 metres.
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\nIt also embraces a smaller BMX clubhouse, floodlighting and 129 car park spaces.
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\nThe application was prepared by Naas-based consulting engineer Conor Furey.
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The Vacant Site in Naas.<\/span><\/strong>
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\nThe\u00a0Leader<\/strong>\u00a0was unable to make contact with Mr. Carruthers and it is not clear how much the project will cost or the potential for job creation.
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\nThe IDA has already indicated it has no objection to the plan provided it meets regulatory requirements such as planning permission.
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\nA traffic report compiled as part of the application indicates that the junction which serves the area can deal with the additional traffic.
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\nThe report used traffic flows for a similar facility at Red Lane, Newbridge, for comparison.
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\n\u201cThe junction arrangements to access the site can operate satisfactorily in accommodating the levels and types of traffic likely to be generated by the development,\u201d the report says.
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\nThe report also notes that the access road to the business park ends in a cul de sac adjacent to the site and \u201cthis could form part of a possible future Naas link road.\u201d
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\nIt further suggests that levels of car ownership will not fluctuate significantly so traffic growth will be limited.
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\nSubmissions about the plan can be made by September 24 and Naas Town Council is expected to decide on the application by October 15.<\/p>\n

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– Paul O\u2019Meara<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Story published HERE.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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