FODC_Inform News_Winter 2022

12 in-FO in Fermanagh & Omagh | Winter 2022 Enniskillen and Omagh in 2035 The Fermanagh and Omagh Community Planning Partnership would like to thank all those who have, to date, submitted their views on the Place Shaping Plans for Enniskillen and Omagh. Place Shaping looks at how we can make our communities stronger and more resilient in the future through understanding what we have in terms of assets, i.e. our buildings, our green spaces, our brownfield sites, our skills and knowledge, our community groups, and our public services. The Council wants to build on our history, our strategic geographic and economic location; as well as our tourism potential to secure sustainable social, economic, and physical regeneration. Consultation on the Omagh Place Shaping Plan started in March 2022 and the draft plan, published in July, outlined the ambition for Omagh Town up to 2035. “Omagh will become an increasingly vibrant, attractive and inclusive town. A reimagined and animated green heart for the district, enhanced by progressive regeneration and revitalisation in tandem with enhanced connectivity. Omagh will be a place of choice, inspiring people, communities, visitors and investors to locate and thrive in the heart of Tyrone.” Through the initial consultation process, six key themes were identified: • A Green Heart; Capitalising on the natural environment including in the town itself and the surrounding countryside • A Beautiful Place; Re-imagining Omagh town centre as a more attractive and animated place • A Connected People and Place; Improving connectivity and accessibility throughout the town, linking neighbourhoods and communities within the town centre and wider environment • An Inclusive Place; Ensuring Omagh is an inclusive place with a prosperous, well educated, and healthy community • A Thriving Town; Increasing employment opportunities and ensuring supports for existing businesses • A Vibrant Place; Identifying how to progress the many opportunity sites located in and around the town