Cloughey Village Plan
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CLOUGHEY Integrated Village Plan 2018-2023 CLOUGHEY Integrated Village Plan 2018-2023 1 CONTENTS 1 Introduction to Cloughey Village Plan Page 5 2 The Village of Cloughey Page 6 3 Cloughey Village Plan – Consultation Process Page 12 4 Analysis and Findings Page 15 5 Vision and Overarching Aims Page 18 6 Detail of Village Projects Page 20 7 Delivery of Cloughey Village Action Plan Page 28 8 Appendices Page 34 Appendix A – Community Survey Results Appendix B – Tracking and Monitoring Template 2 CLOUGHEY Integrated Village Plan 2018-2023 CLOUGHEY Integrated Village Plan 2018-2023 3 1 Introduction to Cloughey Village Plan 1.1 BACKGROUND TO VILLAGE PLANNING A range of actions has been delivered which have, for example, improved access to the beach As part of the Rural Development Programme 2014–2020, through the installation of boardwalks. The tennis Ards and North Down Borough Council provided support courts have been enhanced to provide three all-weather to help villages within the Council area revise and update state-of-the-art courts. There is improved sharing their village plans. These plans identify the specific needs of information through the Cloughey website and social of each village and set out a range of agreed actions media pages and organised activities and events such to be delivered over the next five years that will help as the beach clean-up. improve the village for everyone. The local community has faced challenges in progressing The village plan is a working document that has been actions which are under the responsibility of statutory developed through a process of engagement with agencies or require the support of statutory agencies. the local community. The plan sets out the key issues, In the initial plan it was clear, as in this current plan, concerns and priorities consultee's wish to see addressed that traffic management and road safety are key in order to improve the quality of life within the local area. concerns for residents. In addition, improving the The village plan provides a clear vision for Cloughey facilities available at the Pavilion is a priority as detailing the actions needed to build upon the unique highlighted during consultation strengths and distinctive qualities the area has whilst seeking to address the issues which need to be tackled. 1.3 METHODOLOGY – OVERVIEW The village plan for Cloughey sets out a vision for how 1.2 A (REVISED) VILLAGE PLAN FOR CLOUGHEY the local area can continue to improve and sustainably A village plan for Cloughey was first produced through develop. Through in-depth community engagement consultation with the local community in May 2014. a range of key actions and improvements have been Progressing the actions contained within the plan identified to improve the overall physical, economic and has remained a strong focus for Cloughey and District social aspects of Cloughey and help address local needs. Community Association. They remain proud of their Agreeing priorities and developing a plan also provides existing village plan and have ensured progress on opportunities for funding by providing a central point a wide range of actions. of reference for future investment throughout the area, Therefore, it is important to recognise that this new whether through public sector, private sector or the plan (2018–2023) represents a continuing development community and voluntary sector. of the initial plan and ongoing efforts of the local Whilst the plan also includes a range of actions, which community to help achieve the actions. As four years assign priorities and timescales to the improvement have passed since the initial plan was produced it is projects, this document should not be treated as a final important to now review, revise and update the village blueprint for development. Instead it should be viewed plan to ensure the actions remain relevant and consider as a series of priorities and actions that will deliver any emerging issues or concerns. significant benefits for the area. Each action will require to be developed to a greater level of detail, including 1.2.1 KEY ACHIEVEMENTS FROM THE 2014 any further needs assessment, consultation with CLOUGHEY VILLAGE PLAN stakeholders, consideration of any deliverability The Cloughey and District Community Association led issues as well as outcomes and indicators of success. in producing the 2014 Integrated Village Plan. The plan was produced after extensive consultation with the local community and included 46 actions across a range of issues covering community facilities and services, village infrastructure, heritage and tourism, enterprise and the local environment. 4 CLOUGHEY Integrated Village Plan 2018-2023 CLOUGHEY Integrated Village Plan 2018-2023 5 2 The Village of Cloughey 2.1 VILLAGE LOCATION area. It was the burial place for many sailors who lost their lives in the waters around the notorious North Cloughey is a small village on the east coast of the Ards Peninsula. It is located 16 miles south-east of Newtownards and South Rocks off Cloughey. and five miles north-east of Portaferry. It is a quiet village with a beautiful sandy beach and unique flora and fauna. In the Second World War 1939–45, several airfields Cloughey is a linear settlement stretching for approximately 2.5 kilometres along the coast. The two headlands were developed on the Ards Peninsula used mainly of Ringboy Point to the north and Slanes Point to the south effectively contain the village, which sits on the rim by the American Air Force for training. One of these of Cloughey Bay. airfields was at Kirkistownand after the war it was Cloughey beach provides a superb location for water sports and sea-based activities. Having achieved the coveted converted to a motor racing track. excellent sea water bathing quality status under the EC Bathing Water Directive 2015, it is popular for bathers, windsurfing, waterskiing and kitesurfing. The area has become a focus for outdoor recreation and sports. 2.3 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND In the Northern Ireland Landscape Assessment Report the towers at Kirkistown Castle and the windmill stump SERVICES off Kircubbin Road are highlighted as landmarks. Cloughey and District Community Association works to improve Cloughey for both residents and visitors. Their website (www.cloughey.org.uk) provides a range of useful, up-to-date information for residents and visitors to the area. The association has been active in seeking to deliver upon the existing village plan Bangor (which they initiated in 2014) and secure a range Donaghadee of improvements for the local area. The local area is served by two primary schools, Kirkistown Primary School and St Patrick’s Primary School. The village also has a church and a range of small shops including a chip shop and convenience store. Cloughey has two golf courses, an outdoor bowling green and three new outdoor carpet tennis Carrowdore courts allowing all-weather play. 2.4 COMMUNITY PROFILE Comber Cloughey is a rural area located within two super output areas (SOAs)1. They are Kircubbin1 SOA and Portavogie2 SOA. 2.2 HISTORY OF CLOUGHEY Information relating to the community profile Ballygowan The original village of Cloughey (or Cloghy as shown for Cloughey has been sourced from the Northern on old maps) was at the south end of the beach. Ireland Statistics and Research Agency2 through Here there was a row of coastguard cottages and the Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information a lifeboat station. A mile to the north is Kirkistown Service (NINIS). The NINIS3 website provides access Portavogie Castle which is believed to have been built in 1622. to statistical and locational information about small In the 1920s and 30s Cloughey was a popular holiday areas across Northern Ireland. It contains datasets location and many of the houses along Main Road on a range of socio-economic themes at small-area Cloughey and Quarter Road, close to the golf course and the statistical geographies. These area profiles can be beach, were originally built as holiday homes. used to provide a statistical snapshot of a local area Slan's Graveyard is a scheduled monument dating such as Cloughey, such as the one given below. back to the first millennium AD, and at one time was the main graveyard for the Cloughey and Kirkistown Portaferry Figure 1: Location of Cloughey 1 Northern Ireland is divided into 890 super output areas which are relatively small scale areas containing on average just over 2000 people. Super output areas are the core reporting geography of the NI Multiple Deprivation Measure (2010) 2 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (www.nisra.gov.uk) 3 NINIS (https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/Home.aspx) 6 CLOUGHEY Integrated Village Plan 2018-2023 CLOUGHEY Integrated Village Plan 2018-2023 7 2.5 LOCAL DEPRIVATION • On Census Day (27 March 2011) the population of Cloughey village and surrounding areas An indication of the level of deprivation local areas Cloughey village and surrounding area, which was 4,483 living in 1,595 households, giving an average household size of 2.7 experience can be identified through the Northern is the focus for Cloughey and District Community Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 20175. This Association activities, straddles Kircubbin1 SOA and • Between the 2001 and the 2011 Census there was a population increase of +9.3% report identifies small-area concentrations of multiple Portavogie2 SOA. Therefore, the information from POPULATION deprivation across Northern Ireland. All 890 super these two SOAs has been used to reflect the community output areas in Northern Ireland are ranked with profile of Cloughey, as shown below. • 22% of the population are aged 0-15 1 being the most deprived and 890 the least deprived. • 26% of the population are aged 16-39 • 35% of the population are aged 40-64 INCOME DEPRIVATION • 17% of the population are aged 65+ Kircubbin1 SOA Portavogie2 SOA • The average age is 38.5 years old AGE PROFILE Kircubbin1 SOA ranks 318 and Portavogie2 SOA ranks 457 out of 890 super output areas in Northern Ireland • 49% of residents are male in relation to income deprivation.