Monaghan County Council engaged of the Consultant team: Sheridan Woods Architects and Urban Planners and Venture International who facilitated 3 public meetings along with many hours of meetings with individuals and groups, to ensure a thorough community engagement, bringing forward all the ideas from the community resulting in Vision Plans for Drum & Rockcorry villages. Funding for these Visions Plans was secured from the Department of Rural & Community Development (DRCD) under the Town & Village Renewal Scheme and match funding was provided by the Municipal District of Ballybay-Clones.
In preparing the vision plans the aim was to involve the community members in the planning process, ensuring that their vision reflects the collective aspirations, values and priorities of the community.
To clearly outline the desired direction and future for the community by setting defined goals, identify key strategies and priorities that will contribute to the overall vision of the community and to identify many potential funding options from a range of departments and organisations.
The plans provide for opportunities for the community to progress smaller actions, and to build incrementally towards the delivery of more substantial actions, that may be supported by the local authority and other agencies.
Drum Vision:
‘To create a sustainable inclusive, accessible and vibrant village for all of the community building on the existing built, social, cultural, environmental and economic heritage of the village, supporting adaptation and reuse of existing structures, consolidation of the village, and enhancement of the built environment and space between buildings, and connections to the natural environment, to create a sustainable village as the centre of the community and place to live, work and recreate.’
The plan has identified the following;
DRUM plan contains 39 actions under 6 aims or themes:
- A Vibrant and Sustainable Village centre
- A Place to Live
- Community Spaces for All
- A Biodiverse and Sustainable Community
- Digital Transformation
- A Place to Visit
The scope of the plan is to facilitate a long-term vision for Drum village and its hinterlands and to identify and help prioritise projects from the development of Drum to 2030 and beyond. The Plan has been prepared to support a long-term community-led village development and takes a long-term holistic overview of key opportunities and projects that will facilitate long-term socioeconomic, cultural and environmental benefits for residents, communities, businesses and visitors.’
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