THE WORKS AREA: REINVENTED

Harbour Village

A computer generated image of how the harbour village could look:

Illustrative Master Plan:

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Our more detailed master plan for the area occupied by the old works buildings indicates one way in which the harbour village could be developed. This shows:

• A layout based on traditional harbour-side settlements – narrow streets, an irregular street pattern, pedestrian (not car) dominated, etc

• Seaside uses along the front – cafes, shops, hotel, etc

• Up to 450 residential properties providing permanent accommodation but also some holiday lets

• Three storey terraced development along and near the front reducing to two storey semi-detached, occasionally detached, elsewhere

• Pontoons provided for dinghies at the quayside for those wishing to come ashore from boats moored in the Lough

• A tourist information centre at the entrance to the village, along with an industrial archaeology park displaying old artefacts from the days of cement and lime production

• The start of the heritage railway, running from here to the end of the peninsula, passing by the railway museum on the edge of the village

One Planet Living Community

We are working with WWF (World Wildlife Fund) to establish Magheramorne as a One Planet Living Community. If everyone in the world lived as we do in Europe we would need the resources of three planets to support us. The concept of a One Planet Living Community is to live a lifestyle that uses resources equivalent to only one planet.

We have already commissioned a preliminary report on how in general terms this might be achieved at Magheramorne. In part, it involves constructing buildings that, for example, are energy-efficient, but it is also about the way we live our lives.

Our aim is for Magheramorne to be the first One Planet Living Community on the island of Ireland – to be a demonstration of how sustainable homes can be moved from the fringes of the house building sector to the mainstream.

The concept of a 'green' approach will extend to all aspects of the site's redevelopment, not just the harbour village.

Our working together with WWF at Magheramorne reinforces a global partnership established nine years ago between our two organisations. In March 2000, Lafarge became a WWF Conservation Partner, the first industrial company to enter into such an association. Our intention was, and continues to be, to work closely with WWF, one of the world's foremost conservation organisations, to explore ways in which we can improve our approach to environmental issues. We hope that by doing so we can also positively influence the industrial sector to act in a more sustainable manner, thereby lowering the impact of industry on the environment to both the benefit of people and the planet.