Narraghmore Village - Lack of Recreational Area & Incorrect Services Details

Dear Sir / Madam,

I am writing on behalf of Narraghmore Development CGL, we are an active community group with many strands such as 'The Narraghmore Tidy Towns & Biodiversity' group, The Old Hardware - Community Shop & Tea Room / KCC Cycle Cafe and The Narraghmore Sustainability Group. We have very strong community engagement and have delivered many positive outcomes within our village for our residents. We organise many events and activities making our community as inclusive as possible. The Old Hardware project has transformed our village since it opened in 2019 - bringing life back into the village. Narraghmore is a really positive place to live and a lovely place to visit however we do have a lack of green / recreational areas. Currently the only green space is at the back of the Band Hall (which we currently have on a lease) however this area now seems to be ear marked for 'New Residential' area which would remove any green space from our village! So we would welcome this space to be protected and re-categorised as 'Recreational'.

The map within this plan shows a 'Wooded Area' in the village center but this is actually just an private area with overgrown hedging which once housed a tennis court so not a Wooded area to enjoy.

There is also another green area currently owned by KCC - at the end of Hill View Terrace which currently attracts a lot of anti-social activity, we believe that this area should also be looked at for redevelopment into a 'recreational area' for all the community which would address the current anti-social activity.

There are also some in inaccuracies with regards to services outlined in this plan which I will address below.