Small Settlements

Works have progressed through Gilford and are approaching completion.

The diagrams below show the areas of work.

We invite the local community and businesses to attend a drop-in session to share project details in advance of works commencing on Monday 5 October.

Thursday 24 September 2026
The Old Courthouse, Markethill
4pm to 7pm

The works will be phased throughout the scheme as per the diagrams below. The first phases of the project will see work starting on Main Street. Northstone will pull offsite temporarily during the Christmas embargo period, returning again at the start of January. From there, the remaining phases of the scheme within Main Street, Fairgreen Road, The Square, Keady Street and Mowhan Road will be worked on until completion in Spring 2027.

The works will be delivered by appointed contractor Northstone, who will carry out construction in a phased and carefully managed manner to minimise disruption.

Should you require to speak to the contractors, their contact details are:

Onsite Public Liaison Officer – Gareth McKenna
028 9590 5249
threetownspublicrealm@northstone-ni.com

There will be information drop-in sessions held in each town prior to the work commencing there. Please check the specific town details above for further information.

The Department for Infrastructure has been consulted and involved in the planning of the works. Temporary traffic management arrangements, including lane closures and pedestrian diversions, will be in place as required. Access for residents, businesses and emergency services will be maintained throughout the works, and every effort will be made to reduce inconvenience.

Council secured funding in collaboration with the Department for Communities (DfC), the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) in March 2022 to undertake projects which would support the recovery and revitalisation of small settlements.

A small settlement is defined as one with a population between 1,000 to 4,999 people.

There are now 16 Small Settlements within the Borough:

Projects funded so far include business support grants for commercial facades and reconfiguring spaces, active travel schemes such as the footpath extension outside St.Patrick’sHigh School in Keady, and the borough-wide market strategy which led to the introduction of Council’s artisan markets.