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How to improve our local environment Cúirt an Choirnéil Cornelscourt

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Cornelscourt village development plan 2013

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Page 1: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

How to improve our

local environment

Cúirt an Choirnéil

Cornelscourt

Page 2: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Agenda

The local area

Current situation

What we hope to achieve

What is the timescale

Who can help

Sources of funding

Page 3: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Overview

Cornelscourt village

Approximately 200 residents

55 houses

14 small retail outlets

Doctors, Dentists

Drama studio

AIB Bank centre

One of the largest supermarkets in

Ireland

> 6000 daily visitors

Large hidden green areas

Page 4: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Area

Our focus is on Cornelscourt village

and the immediate surrounding

area

Dunnes

Stores

Page 5: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Current Situation

Poorly maintained

street furniture

Page 6: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Current Situation

Poorly maintained

Signage

Page 7: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Current Situation

Unmaintained

footpaths and

verges

Page 8: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Current Situation

Overgrown and

poorly lit pathways

Page 9: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Current Situation

Green space

overgrown

Page 10: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Current Situation

Poorly maintained

railings

Page 11: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Current Situation

Broken and

hazardous

footpaths

Page 12: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Current Situation

Hazardous

paths

Page 13: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Current Situation

Overgrown

hedges

Page 14: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Current Situation

AIB bank

centre

Focus for

anti-social

activity

Page 15: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Current Situation

Derelict

houses

Bridgemount

Page 16: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Current Situation

Not all

negative!

Page 17: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Current Situation

Recently

developed

open

plaza

Page 18: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Goals

Improve the appearance of the village

Improve the footpaths and signage

Lower anti-social behaviour

Increase local trade

Grow passing trade

Encourage local development & amenities

Reduce littering

Page 19: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Timescale

Small steps, area by area

2 year plan

Aim to enter tidy-towns competition

Page 20: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Who can help

DLRCC

Local businesses

Local residents

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Local councilors

Page 22: Cornelscourt improvement october 2013

Next Steps

Establish committee to drive plan forward

Identify priority items

Get DLRCC involved