Further information given for redevelopment of Naas Racecourse

Further information is being submitted for the €2.6million plans to redevelop Naas Racecourse.

Horse Racing Ireland is contributing €1 million to the project.

The proposal requires the demolition of some existing structures on the Tipper Road site, and a change of use for others.

Kildare planners requested more information to enable them to make a decision, and that has now been submitted.

The focal point of Naas’s redevelopment will see the stand next to the parade ring demolished and a modern curved structure built, incorporating a public ground floor bar, a first-floor owners and trainers bar and restaurant and a rooftop terrace giving race goers views over the parade ring and the track. The roof covering will be a folding design to allow lowering or erecting according to weather conditions.

Extensive interior remodelling of the grandstand is also planned, while works will also be carried out on the north stand.