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in order to complete the health check, an on-line set spatial regeneration objectives that could

survey was crucial to understanding the settle- obviate them.Turley’s adopted a people cen-

ments including their assets and amenities and, tered, stakeholder engagement process to in-
importantly,the key characteristics and drivers form an inverse Social Impact Assessment, to

of the community. Analysis of desktop research inform and validate the Town Health Check.

/published material and data collected through

stakeholder engagement and a site visits en- Working with key local stakeholders and the

abled a detailed SWOT analysis to be carried out. communities of Thomastown, Kilkenny County

Council and Turley’s sought to identify the is-

The assessment delivered a comprehensive and sues arising and generate development objec-
up-to-date picture of the structure and health of tives and solutions to be proposed as part of

Thomastown and key issues of particular rele- the new Thomastown Town Plan.

vance and importance to local communities.

This project sought to assess pre-existing caus-

es of negative social and economic-impact and