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Main St. Castleisland.
KERRY County Council is inviting applications for funding under the Streetscape Enhancement Scheme which was recently announced by the Department of Rural and Community Development under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.
Under the pilot scheme, as part of Our Rural Future – Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, the Council is inviting applications from business and property owners at the following locations:
• Ballybunion – Main Street
• Castleisland – Main Street
• Killorglin – Langford Street (Part of) and Lower Bridge Street to the Square
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The scheme is open to commercial/residential or vacant buildings in the selected streets which have been chosen by the local authority as pilot areas to avail of the funding.
Funding is available for works including replacement of existing shopfronts with traditional or contemporary designs, replacement of signage, decluttering and other enhancements to the exterior of buildings.
The grant scheme is at 70% grant rate in the case of an individual property or 80% where there are three or more adjacent properties to a maximum overall grant to any one building of €8,000. Applications and written submissions must be submitted by 7 September.
Further information on the scheme is now available on www.kerrycococo.ie
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