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The St Patrick’s Regeneration site is a strategically important location of approximately 15 hectares, close to the centre of Ballymena. The former St. Patrick’s Barracks was closed by the Ministry of Defence in 2007 and the site was transferred to the Northern Ireland Executive. Following this, a Development Plan was prepared with the aim of delivering high-quality regeneration across this site. The Department for Communities (DfC) has since led on the delivery of a housing-led regeneration programme for the St Patrick’s Regenaration site. Mid and East Antrim Borough Council (MEABC) now intend to submit a new Full Planning Application to seek consent for a key element of the St Patrick’s Barracks Development Plan the “Community Connections” project.
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The central element of the ‘Community Connections’ proposal is a new public event space, designed to provide a focus for the wider St Patrick’s development and a shared place for community activity. This space is to be complemented by a sensory garden and an interpretative area which will communicate the history of the area. Plans for the interpretative area include the construction of a replica of a Clock Tower that once stood on the site, using brick salvaged from buildings previously occupying the site. An upgraded path and carriageway network along with a new mobility hub will help to improve connections between the St Patrick’s site and Ballymena town centre, as well as with nearby residential areas. A new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Braid will extend these connections into the recreational parkland around the Ecos Hub. The ‘Community Connections’ project proposals will help to transform this part of Ballymena, helping to create wider economic, environmental, social and cultural benefits across the Borough. Further details of the individual elements of the Ballymena Community Connections ve project are provided on the following ne A s e Dem exhibition boards.
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