Portlaw Town Regeneration Project secures €1m RRDF Funding
Waterford City and County Council is delighted to announce a €1 million grant allocation under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund (RRDF) for Portlaw. This Category 2 RRDF funding will allow Phase 1 of the town regeneration plan to be completed.
The Town Regeneration plan was developed in 2023 in collaborations between the Portlaw Town Team, Waterford City and County Council, local community groups and other stakeholders and prepared by the appointed consultant Paul Hogart and Company.
The plan set out a series of short-, medium- and long-term projects to help regenerate the town and make it a better place to live, work and visit. Phase 1 of the project will focus on a number of interconnected projects that centre on the development of a new quarter in the town on land that has been forgotten about for decades and includes the now derelict courthouse.
This project will have a very positive impact on Portlaw with several key benefits, including:
1. The safeguarding of one of the town’s historic buildings.
2. The new community hub will cement Portlaw’s strong community spirit.
3. The new quarter will bring life back into a forgotten area of the town and provide much needed housing opportunities that supports a diverse and vibrant community
4. The reduction of the number of vacant and derelict buildings in Portlaw.
5. It will encourage private investment and innovation and help boost the chances of the Tannery site being regenerated.
The Department of Rural and Community Development is investing €1m in the Portlaw Regeneration Project through its Rural Regeneration & Development Fund (RRDF). This investment is being augmented by additional funding from Waterford City and County Council. The Regeneration Project aims to address vacancy and dereliction in the town and invest in the town centre’s public domain.
The funding secured will allow for land acquisition and a design team to be appointed. Detailed design drawings and specification will be prepared, and planning will be secured to develop the new quarter. The next phase of the project will see an application made to fund the construction phase of this project.
Waterford City and County Council wishes to extend its gratitude to the Portlaw Town Team and wider Portlaw community for their continued commitment to the project, which will help future-proof the town.
