Town Centre First
“The Town Centre First Policy provides a co-ordinated, whole-of-government policy framework to proactively address the decline in the health of towns across Ireland and support measures to regenerate and revitalise them. The Town Centre First policy aims to create town centres that function as viable, vibrant and attractive locations for people to live, work and visit, while also functioning as the service, social, cultural and recreational hub for the local community.
Key to Town Centre First are Town Teams comprised of local communities and local businesses who now have the opportunity to reimagine and shape the future of their town/ village. Each Town Team comprises of representatives of local residents, business people, community/ voluntary groups and other stakeholders who come together with the support of the Local Authority through a dedicated Town Regeneration Officer to develop a plan (Town Centre First Plan) and follow through with the all-important actions to make their area a better place to live, work and visit.
In phase one, a Town Centre First Plan has been developed for Carrick on Shannon.