MILITARY ASSETS AS PUBLIC SPACES Longford Integrated Action Plan 2018 Contents 1 Executive Summary.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 2 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 2.1 Background ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 3 Vision for Longford ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 3.1 Vision Statement....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 4 Longford Town Profile ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 4.1 National Setting ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 4.2 Regional Setting ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 4.3 Longford County ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 4.4 Longford Town .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 4.5 Longford Town by SAPS ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 4.6 Longford Town Core ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 43 5 Key Stakeholders.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 5.1 ULG: Urban Actors ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 5.2 Connolly Barracks Neighbourhood ........................................................................................................................................................................... 50 5.3 Engagement Mechanism .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 6 Connolly Barracks .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 51 6.1 Site and Buildings ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 2 | P a g e 6.2 ‘Northern Quarter’ .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57 6.3 Northern Quarter Redevelopment Options .............................................................................................................................................................. 59 7 Integrated Action Plan ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61 7.1 Economic ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Action 1: Masterplan ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 63 Action 2: Innovation Campus ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 64 Action 3: Farmer’s Market ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 66 Action 4: Visitor accommodation ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 67 Action 5: Consolidation of Municipal Offices ................................................................................................................................................................... 68 Action 6: Improve Tourism Offer ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 7.2 Physical ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70 Action 7: River Camlin Enhancements .............................................................................................................................................................................. 70 Action 8: Urban Quality .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 72 Action 9: Skate Park .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 74 7.3 Social ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Action 10: Assisted Living Accommodation ...................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Action 11: Museum ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 77 Action 12: Festivals ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 79 Action 13: Communication ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 81 8 SWOT analysis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 82 9 Financial Resources ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 84 3 | P a g e 9.1 Community ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 84 9.2 Creative Arts Funding ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 86 9.3 Education Funding .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 94 9.4 Enterprise Funding ...................................................................................................................................................................................................