Please see below details on areas of concern with regard to the development of the area.
The road through the site seems very large at over 15 metres. This is very large if it is only going to be used for deliveries and cyclist and pedestrians. ANarrower street like we have on Ormonde street is in more keeping with the character of kilkenny.
There does not seem to be much thought gone into how the plan fits in with the rest of Kilkennys Smarter Travel objectives. There is no indication how people are meant to travel from one area of the city to the other. How does the Brewery Quarter support the bigger picutre which Kilkenny country council are failing to see.
At the public consultations it was agreed that the site should not be for cars but their is no plans about how this will be supported. Where will the council provide car parks outside fo the area and will they take up transport initiatives like what dublin is doing with the nike scheme.
Why is the plan been voted on now. It is not fully agreed yet. Why is the vote been pushed trhough before another change of leadership? The same type of vote occured before the last change of CEO. This voting pracitce leads to a lot of unrest. The new county manager will implement a new plan, she should be part of the decision making process.