Integrated Urban Development Plan (pdf) - Make It Kilmarnock

KILMARNOCK - INTEGRATED URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Category 3: Joining it Together projects
Ref No Project Title Agencies-Lead (Support) Timing
3.1 Resist out of town displacement EAC (private) early-long
3.2 Encourage small-scale private and social
EAC, (SG, private)
early-mid
enterprise to south of town centre
3.3 Design Code for South Centre / Glencairn EAC early
3.4 Build Town Centre Trust Fund EAC, private early-long
3.5 Annual Kilmarnock Futures Forum MiK, EAC, Chamber et al early-long
3.6 Learning town approach MiK, College, (EAC, Chamber) early-long
3.7 Young people’s discount card MIK, town centre management mid-long
3.8 Social enterprise business support EAC, SE, social enterprise early-mid
3.9 Local rates relief – independents &start-ups EAC, (district valuer, SG) mid
3.10 Branding strategy MiK, EAC, (chamber) mid
Decisions have to be taken to focus resources on what
really matters in and around the town centre. It would be
potentially possible to prepare an Urban Development Plan
that contains detailed proposals for each neighbourhood of
Kilmarnock and potential future expansion areas, but this
would displace effort and investment, for less economic and
social return. There is a need for focussed connected action
on the town centre as the shared social and economic space
of the community, and avoid the great risk in spreading the
jam too thinly when resources are limited.
We consider the above listed projects provide an integrated
means of turning the town around through a series of
transformational steps.
NOVEMBER 2011 | KEVIN MURRAY ASSOCIATES | 51