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The preparation of the Draft Naas Town Development Plan 2011 – 2017 is currently underway with the Manager expected to present the Draft Plan to the Councillors in early February 2010. The Draft Plan will be put on public display in April 2010 with submissions being invited for a period of 10 weeks.

The Draft County Development Plan 2011 – 2017 is currently being prepared by the Manager and is expected to be presented to the Councillors in early Feburary 2010. The target date for the public disply of the Draft Plan is mid April 2010. Submissions will be invited by the Council for a period of 10 weeks.

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NO NEW lands will be rezoned for housing in Dublin city until after 2017, under the new draft city development plan which has been released for public consultation.

Assistant city manager Michael Stubbs said there was already sufficient residentially zoned land to meet demand and that some land which had been zoned residential under the last development plan would be rezoned for other uses.

Undeveloped land which had been zoned solely for housing is now being considered for a newly created zoning “Z10A”. This zoning would be similar to the existing Z10 zoning which allows for mixed use development of residential, commercial and retail in urban centres, but would have lower densities.

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