One street in Kildare ‘could do with a bit of colour’
The street is located in Newbridge
One particular street in Newbridge "could do with a bit of colour".
That's according to Social Democrats councillor Chris Pender, who made the comments at the latest Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District meeting.
At this meeting (which was held on Wednesday, June 18 last), Cllr Pender submitted the following motion to Kildare County Council (KCC): "That the council identifies Eyre Street, Newbridge, as a pilot location for the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), in line with the KCC SuDS Retrofit Design Note 2025, as part of its approach to climate resilience and urban regeneration."
For context, SuDS refers to using plants and natural features to assist in drainage, as opposed to pipes and grates.
Cllr Pender's motion found support in Fine Gael Cllr Tracey O'Dwyer.
In response to his motion, KCC said via the report it presented at the meeting: "KCC published the SuDS Guidance document in 2024, which can be found online.
"The document shows how nature based sustainable drainage system are designed and installed in new developments and retrofitted in existing landscapes."
KCC continued: "As part of this work, a number of locations were identified as candidate sites for the retrofitting of nature-based surface water management solutions in place of the tradition gully and pipe system.
"These sites are currently at design stage and the lessons learned from these sites will guide how we move forward with the retrofitting of nature-based SuDS solutions to more locations across the county.
"As part of this, we are working with Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), and the Nature-based SuDS team to share these experiences with other local authorities and learn from other locations."
KCC concluded by saying: "When considering other future sites, Eyre Street can be included in the process."
Social Democrats Cllr Chris Pender. File photograph