Council 'confident' abandoned Naas Shopping Centre will be up for sale soon
Kildare Co Council said it is 'confident' that the abandoned Naas Shopping Centre will be put up for sale soon by its receivers.
Councillor Sorcha O’Neill raised the issue at today's local Municipal District meeting.
The politician asked if the Council could confirm if the Naas Shopping Centre building site has not gone up for sale as promised for the second time.
Cllr O'Neill also queried if the site qualifies for either the derelict or vacant site registration, if so, when can those penalties apply?
Niall Morrissey, Director of Services, Roads, Transportation and Public Safety Department with the Council, said:
"Kildare County Council have been working very closely with the Receivers for the site in question and are confident that the site will be on the market quite soon."
The buildings were the scene of a large fire in July 2017 and there has been a number of cases of anti social behaviour in the area.
A receiver was appointed two years ago to take over the unfinished shopping centre which fell victim to the economic crash in 2008 and has laid vacant and under-developed ever since.
The receivers gave new hope that something could be made of the once-promising venture in Naas town centre.
Punchestown Week
At the same meeting, Cllr O'Neill also called on the Council to suspends all road or footpath works and road closures that will affect the Main Street in Naas or traffic going to or from Punchestown Festival later this month.
Naas Municipal District officials said they have advised all utility firms of this requirement and will monitor the situation during Punchestown week.
Bus Stops
The Council also said that the National Transport Authority (NTA) is currently engaging with the Roads Department with regard to upgrading bus stop poles at a number of locations throughout the county.
The upgrade relates to standardising bus stop infrastructure in tandem with the new bus contracts being awarded by NTA.
The Roads Department will bring the issue raised regarding bus stops in the vicinity of Esmondale to the attention of NTA.