Planning, Community, and Culture
Strategic Policy Committee
Meeting
9th December, 2014
Planning
• Forward Planning
– Local Area Plans for Ferrybank, Callan,
Castlecomer, Graiguenamanagh and Thomastown
– The Abbey Quarter Master Plan and Funding
• Taking in Charge Policy
• Policy on Unfinished Estates
• Development Contributions Scheme
Community
• Community and Recreational Facilities Capital
Grants Scheme
• Establishment, support and engagement of
Public Participation Network
• Development of a more robust and
participatory public consultation process
• Development of a revised County Kilkenny
Play and Recreation Policy
Community
• Adopt the 2015-2020 Estate Management Plan
• Development of a revised Estate Management
Policy Document
• Increase number and assist in the development
of resident associations (City & County) &
increase number of estate enhancement grants
distributed. (2013 – 30 grants awarded, 2014-42
grants awarded)
• Select 4 larger scale(estate enhancement)
projects for housing estates in each electoral area
• Further develop the 2015 Tidy Estate Award
Culture
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Medieval Mile Initiatives
Butler Gallery project
New City Library proposal
Proposed Carlow/Kilkenny Shared Library Service
Arts Strategy
Heritage Plan
Socio-Economic Value of Heritage
Policy on Civic Memorials