Nicholas de Jong Associates and Future Analytics Consulting have been appointed by Longford County Council to prepare a Regeneration Strategy for Granard.

The Strategy will embrace the challenge of adaptation from 20th century market town role to a new economy and new community-driven approaches to planning and urban design, whilst imagining new roles and a new identity for the town. This will include developing and delivering the most effective presentation, land uses, tourism potential and traffic management associated with the area, to guide the development of the Town to 2040.

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The key components that need to be considered to ensure the proper planning of the scheme are:

• The realisation of the tourism and economic potential of the town, particularly in relation to the forthcoming flagship tourism attraction at Granard Motte.

• The connectivity and permeability throughout the town, including unfinished backland developments.

• The future road network and how this may impact both pedestrian and vehicular movement.

• The quality of life of existing and future residents in the town, through the integrated delivery of improved connectivity, recreational opportunity, enhanced public realm, and high-quality built form and architecture.

Longford County Council is expected to use the the strategy to tailor and advance specific actions which will facilitate enterprise and economic development in a plan-led manner, with a focus on revitalising Granard and accommodating economic growth.