lisburn and castlereagh community planning catharine mcwhirter community planning manager
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Lisburn and Castlereagh Community Planning
Catharine McWhirterCommunity Planning Manager
www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
What is Community Planning?
The Scottish Government
“A process which helps public agencies to work together with the community to plan and deliver better services which make a real difference to people's lives.”
Statutory Partners
Support Partners
What have we done so far?
• Meetings with Members and partners
• Community Conversations
• Conference
• Information gathering
Partners Public / community representatives Council Members and officers
What have learnt so far?
Statistics show LCCC is ranked 1 out of 11 -
• the lowest levels of unemployment
• the highest earnings
• high life expectancy scores
• high number of people with degree or higher qualification
• excellent access to key services such as hospitals, roads, rail and air
links
However
• over 1,800 people have debt issues accounting for £6million of debt
• 62% of Year 12 pupils in the district’s schools achieved five or more
GCSEs (A*to C) including English and Maths. The average across the
11 districts is 64.3%.
• about 1.54% of the current population is living in housing stress
• 11% are lone pensioners
• 7% are lone parents with dependent children
• 15% have no access to a car or van
Likes
• Good central location in NI
• Excellent education
• Good community relations
• Safe / secure area
• Good open spaces
• Shopping
• Schools and colleges
• Good range of leisure facilities
• Operational service, e.g. bin collection
Dislikes
• Traffic issues e.g. parking and congestion
• Lack of rural transport including trains
• Missed opportunities. Better promotion of area as a tourist destination
• Struggling night time economy in Lisburn City Centre
• Wasted potential of River Lagan
• Too many housing developments
Vision
• A fully developed tourism offer centred on the Lagan Canal, Village
Heritage, Hillsborough, Castlereagh Hills
• Integrated and accessible transport throughout the new Council area
• Vibrant nightlife in city centre
• Business regeneration
• Partnership approach to problem solving and projects
Get in touch
• Dedicated email address
• Comment sheets on table
• Catharine McWhirter
– 9244 7513