Public to have say in Kanturk revamp plans
THE people of Kanturk can have their say on an ambitious plan to extend the local Twohig’s SuperValu and redevelop the adjacent council car-park.
Full detail of the proposals will be on display at a drop-in public information session taking place next Wednesday from 3pm-5pm at the Trade Union Hall on Strand Street.
Donal Murphy of Meitheal Design Partners, which has drawn up the plans for Twohigs, says the plan could provide a “civic improvement at the heart of a revitalised Kanturk town centre”.
“The proposal seeks to unite both the SuperValu and council car parks, addressing what is acknowledged as an unsafe and inefficiently laid out vehicular priority parking expanse,” he said.
“It engenders significant public benefit and has the potential to be the catalyst for the consolidation of the town’s retail core, properly servicing and promoting pedestrian connectivity to Strand Street.”
Mr Murphy said representatives had met with council officials to discuss the plan and they had provided his client with a consent letter indicating they are happy to move forward with the development.
THE people of Kanturk have been issued with an open invitation to offer their opinions on an ambitious plan to extend the local Twohig’s Super-Valu and redevelop the adjacent council car-park.
Full detail of the proposals will be on display at a drop-in public information session taking place next Wednesday from 3pm-5pm at the Trade Union Hall on Strand Street.
Donal Murphy of Meitheal Design Partners, the company that has drawn up the plans on behalf of P Twohig & Sons Ltd, said the plan would provide a “civic improvement at the heart of a revitalised Kanturk town centre.”
“The proposed development seeks to consolidate the existing town centre while providing a revised road layout, increased pedestrian connectivity to the main streets and additional civic spaces to create a far more vibrant space than the existing, poorly aligned, car park,” said Mr Murphy.
He said the existing rear elevation of Super-Valu had, over time, morphed into a de-facto front elevation. Mr Murphy said the new two-storey extension, while addressing the improved and rationalised council carpark, would also form a fully accessible and thermally efficient entrance to the supermarket.
Mr Murphy said the plan seeks to make an elevation to the public car-park, taking into account the scale and pattern of adjacent development.
“The proposal seeks to unite both the Super-Valu and council car parks, addressing what is acknowledged as an unsafe and inefficiently laid out vehicular priority parking expanse,” he said.
“It engenders significant public benefit and has the potential to be the catalyst for the consolidation of the town’s retail core, properly servicing and promoting pedestrian connectivity to Strand Street.”
Mr Murphy said representatives had met with council officials to discuss the plan and they had provided his client with a consent letter indicating they are happy to move forward with the development.
“The project team would like take the opportunity to invite local residents and members of the community to view the proposed design, provide feedback and ask questions in relation to the project,” said Mr Murphy.
“We will take the feedback we receive from next Wednesday’s meeting into account before formally lodging a planning application for the project with Cork County Council,” he added.