Residents to have their say on new-look Antrim and Newtownabbey town centres

By Michelle Weir, Local Democracy Reporter
Published 18th Oct 2022, 18:17 BST
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A public consultation has been launched to give residents in Antrim and Newtownabbey a chance to have their say on the future of the borough’s town centres.

The council and the Department for Communities (DfC) have appointed consultancy firm AECOM to prepare a Masterplan document for consultation.

It outlines proposals for Antrim, Ballyclare, Crumlin, Randalstown and Glengormley and identifies potential uses for key sites as “social, leisure and investment destinations” and includes proposals to “visually improve and regenerate primary arterial routes between town centres”.

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In Antrim town centre, the masterplan proposes a “comprehensive, design-led approach to better integrate the existing Castle Mall with the town centre”.