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Newry City Centre Strategic Development Framework March 2004 Newry should not just be for shopping – should be opened up and developed for tourists 1 Litter wardens/fines 1 City centre self-catering accommodation 1 More disabled parking 1 Museum 1 More cross-border activities 1 Promotions for local shoppers 1 Safe city 1 Free flowing traffic 1 City bus tours 1 Develop land between Carnbane/Sugar Island for walking/cycling/play area 1 Make our city mast-free zone 1 Glass roof over Hill Street 1 Ferguson McIlveen in association with Mentor and Scott Wilson Page No. 52
Newry City Centre Strategic Development Framework March 2004 APPENDIX 4 - Responses to Public Exhibition Questionnaire (December 2003) The questions and responses for Newry Strategic Development Framework are outlined below. 35 questionnaires were returned in total. 1 Vision- this is a statement as to how Newry might look in 2015. Do you agree with this statement Yes- 20 No- 12 No response- 3 If not, what would your Vision be for central Newry - Why move the bus centre Public transport should be at the centre of the city - More car parking in Newry city centre. Leave the bus centre where it is in the city centre. Move taxis to The Mall not Margaret Square - The Mall is too congested make it one way in the direction from Town Hall to Mary Street - No change needed - With your proposed vision it still leaves Newry ‘spread out’. Sugar Island is too remote. The plan should be more compact and central. Decide where the core/heart is then build out - Hill Street, Marcus and Margaret Square are fine but shopping and entertainment centres are too spread out and fragmented. Need to concentrate these bearing in mind existing facilities 3 Land-use Zoning Map- this is a map representing proposed land uses. It gives a general indication as to what uses may be acceptable in each zone and then protect that use from change. Do you agree with the proposed zones Yes- 15 No- 6 No response- 14 If not, what alternatives would be acceptable No response 4 Artists Impression- the sketches give an idea as to how parts of central Newry might look in the future. Would you be happy to see the centre develop in this way Yes- 14 No- 2 No response- 19 Have you any strong objections to the proposals What changes would you make - Sugar Island District looks fragmented but at the same time it looks like two enclosures, it is not pleasing to look at and I think it would unpleasant to work in the area - What will the Basin look like I hope there will be plenty of public space and a walk to Victoria Lock - What is wrong with the bus centre that has just cost millions of pounds of our money to build! 2 Opportunity sites- these are sites that could be put to better use and are shown as green shaded areas on the map. We have suggested alternative land-uses for each site, do you agree with our suggestions Yes- 18 No- 9 No response- 8 If not, what uses would you suggest if these sites were to be redeveloped - I would prefer to have more leisure centres and a bigger, cleaner swimming pool with a place for young people to gather - A taxi rank is needed in a better location - Number 8-make continuation of civic space/pair; Number 4-please no high rise buildings, 5 storey is too high; please keep shopping areas close together - Sugarhouse Quay and coal yard are too far from other retail/entertainment areas. Use these for business/residential and more central locations for entertainment 5 Other comments - Proposals need revising to concentrate business/commercial separately from retail/entertainment areas that need to be closer together. Cafes, bars, restaurants need to be close to cinemas and theatres in a single central pedestrian area - I hope to see Newry developed in this way but do believe the proposed ‘Vision’ will not be developed until a much later time possibly 2025 - Good luck with plans - This is a very good landscape - Redevelop the parts that need doing and leave the rest alone - Good plan - Get the plan into action - The Canal bank needs to be cleaned from Albert Basin to Victoria Locks for people to walk along - I think Newry should have a place where concerts could be held like Belfast and Dublin Ferguson McIlveen in association with Mentor and Scott Wilson Page No. 53
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