Gort Streetscape Enhancement Event

Gort Town Team and Galway County Council invite Property Owners & Tenants and tradespeople to an information evening on the Gort Streetscape Enhancement Measure 2024 in Gort Town Hall, Tuesday June 25th 2024.

Gort streetscape enhancement is one of the projects in the Gort Town Centre First plan. The key aspects of this measure are :

  • Up to 80% of grant funding per property to enhance façade
  • Open to commercial, residential and vacant premises
  • Property Owners or Tenants (with Owners Permission) can apply
  • Properties to be prioritised must be within the mapped eligible boundary.
  • Clusters or Groups of Adjacent Properties Applying is preferable but Standalone
  • properties will be accepted on a case by case basis.

Focus area:

The focus of the Gort Streetscape Enhancement Measure is to support the
upgrade and enhancement of shopfronts and street facades of defined areas in
Gort Town Centre. The scheme boundary is indicated on the map &
consists of the Market Square, Crowe Street, Bridge Street, George’s Street,
Barrack Street and Church Street. This focus area is highlighted on the map below:

Eligible Works

Notes:

  1. The maximum amount of Grant Aid available for activities listed above 3 and 4 is at 70%/80% of verifiable costs, to a maximum of €3,500 euro. This is for one individual activity or a combination of any of these type activities.
  2. The maximum amount of Grant Aid available for activities 5,6 is €4,000. This is for one individual activity or a combination of any of these type activities.
  3. The maximum amount of Grant Aid available for activity 7 is €7,000
  4. The maximum amount of Grant Aid that can be made available for a combination of activities (1 to 7 above) for one property is €8,000.

Applications:

  • Apply On Line From June 26th to July 26th 2024
  • Register on Our Submit.com site then upload photos, your details and quotes for works. Galway County Council (submit.com) https://galwaycoco.submit.com
  • Contact Galway County Council, Town and Village Renewal : Phone:
  • (091) 509396, (091) 509334 or email : tandv@galwaycoco.ie.

Unknown's avatar

Author: David Murray

David Murray is and community activist, engineer and artist. He is deeply involved in his local community and has led several grassroots projects across South Galway. His key community initiatives include: The Gort River Walk: Actively involved in the development and realization of this beautiful local amenity trail for the South Galway/North Clare region. Environmental Advocacy: Part of successful local campaigns to protect the area's natural ecosystem, including halting a proposed mega-biogas plant in the environs of Gort near the Gort River. Active Infrastructure: A vocal proponent of progressing long-term flood relief solutions for South Galway and championing sustainable transport initiatives, such as the campaign to integrate the National Cycleway into the local area. David is also an Artist, and has several successfull exhibitions. He is a member of the Burren Bandits band and also an author of 2 books. Professionally, David is a fellow working the the high-tech firm Arm.

Leave a comment