KILDARE: Concern over the number of coffee shops in Naas
By Paul O'Meara
Published 20th Dec 2022, 17:00 GMT
There are concerns over the number of coffee shops in Naas.
Cllr Evie Sammon asked that Kildare County Council outline the number of granted planning applications (including change of use) relating to cafes and coffee shops in Naas in recent times.
Mayor Sammon told a Naas Municipal District meeting “I keep seeing them popping up; I hope it’s something that an eye can be kept on.”
According to Kildare County Council a search of the planning system as requested criteria from December 1 2021 shows no planning applications “that fall within this request.”
Cllr Bill Clear said that some time ago there were 72 places to buy coffees in Naas and this creates a lot of litter for the Naas Tidy Towns group.