Vacancy Scoping Study

Help Shape the Future of your Town Centre

Across our towns, vacant and underused buildings present real challenges – but they also offer significant opportunities to support local businesses, town centre living, heritage and more vibrant, sustainable places.

To ensure that future investment is well-targeted and delivers meaningful impact, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, in partnership with Turley, is carrying out a study on vacant properties and inviting local stakeholders to help shape future priorities and opportunities.

Thank you for your feedback

The survey exploring vacancy and dereliction across our town centres has now closed, and we would like to thank everyone who took the time to share their views.

Town Centre Workshops

The Council is hosting a series of local workshops, providing an opportunity to explore the issues and opportunities identified through the survey in more detail.

The workshops will bring together a range of local stakeholders, including community group representatives, local business owners, sports clubs, local organisations and others with an interest in the future of our towns.

These sessions will provide an opportunity to:

Explore the challenges and opportunities facing our town centres
Discuss the future use of vacant and underused buildings
Share local knowledge, ideas and experiences
Consider opportunities to make our town centres more vibrant, attractive and sustainable
Help identify potential priorities for future investment and regeneration

Workshop dates

Date	Town	Venue	Time
Tuesday 1 September	Randalstown	Neillsbrook Community Centre	6.30pm
Tuesday 8 September	Crumlin	Crumlin Integrated College	6.30pm
Thursday 10 September	Ballyclare	Town Hall	6.30pm
Monday 14 September	Antrim	Space	6.30pm
Wednesday 16 September	Glengormley	Lilian Bland	6.30pm

Register for a workshop here:

Data will be shared with Turley for the purposes of the study.

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What type of organisation are your representing?:	Community group Local business Sports club Voluntary/charity organisation Private individual Local organisation/stakeholder Other
Which workshop would you like to attend:	Neillsbrook Community Centre, Randalstown - Tuesday 1 September, 6.30pm Crumlin Integrated College, Tuesday 8 September, 6.30pm Ballyclare Town Hall - Thursday 10 September, 6.30pm Space, Antrim - Monday 14 September, 6.30pm Lilian Bland Pavilion, Glengormley - Wednesday 16 September, 6.30pm
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