THRIVE

THRIVE IS co funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the ERDF Southern, Eastern and Midland Regional Programme 2021-27

Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme (THRIVE)

THRIVE – the Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme – was launched by the Minister of State for Local Government and Planning Kieran O’Donnell TD on February 8th 2024.  The scheme is run under Ireland’s two European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Regional Programmes and is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union.

Targeting NPF and RSES designated settlements – the region’s key towns, strategic growth centres and cities – THRIVE supports local authorities and their citizens to reimagine town and urban centres and to transform publicly-owned vacant or derelict buildings within those centres through renovation, renewal and adaptive reuse.

THRIVE promotes a citizen-centred community-led approach to planning and design under the Town Centre First framework and supports projects that embrace the core values of the New European Bauhaus – sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusion.

THRIVE offers 100% grants to local authorities under two strands:

Strand 1: Grant amounts of between €40K and €200K towards integrated urban strategies and project pipeline development

Strand 2: Grant amounts of between €2M and €7M towards the renovation and adaptive reuse of vacant or derelict heritage buildings in public control or ownership

Three calls have been issued under the THRIVE programme to date. The first call in February 2024 under Strand 1 and Strand 2 and a second call in January 2025 under Strand 2.

THRIVE Strand 1

Cork City Council submitted an application under THRIVE Strand 1 in 2024 in respect of an Integrated Urban Strategy for the Shandon area. This application was successful and funding of €198,838 was approved by the Southern Regional Assembly as Managing Authority for the Southern, Eastern and Midland Regional Programme 2021-2027.

The Shandon Integrated Urban Strategy is the first strategy undertaken by Cork City Council in line with the innovative ‘Town Centre First’ methodology and was developed in partnership with the Shandon Neighbourhood Team and the Consultancy Team through a highly consultative process. 

The interactive storymap created to provide information throughout the Shandon Integrated Urban Strategy process is available to view here

Shandon Integrated Urban Strategy Document

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Shandon Integrated Urban Strategy

Any specific queries on the Shandon Integrated Urban Strategy may be sent to shandonIUS@corkcity.ie