Future City Centre Programme

Future City Centre Programme

The Future City Centre Programme seeks to address challenges facing the city centre including the emerging retail, tourism and hospitality landscape and the need to reimagine and diversify to future-proof the city centre.

The programme aims to reimagine the city centre by addressing the importance of vitality, the diversification of land, promoting mixed uses, open and green spaces and community infrastructure.

The programme pillars are:

• Regeneration and connectivity
• Business and investment proposition
• Animation and distinctive offering
• Clean, green, inclusive and safe
• Business support and digital innovation
• Vulnerability

The programme was developed from recommendations from the Belfast City Centre Retail Analysis and with city centre businesses, BIDs, Chamber and government agencies.

The Five Cs

The Five Cs project is a public realm scheme which will be delivered by the Department for Communities (DfC) in partnership with Belfast City Council. It will be the first public realm scheme in Belfast to be delivered utilising Developer Contributions agreed through the planning process. The project will enhance surfacing, lighting, landscaping, and street furniture within five city centre streets.
 
The project includes these areas:

• Chichester Street
• Callender Street
• College Avenue
• College Court
• College Street

College Court Jam

Take a look at our College Court Jam gallery. 

Five Cs city centre revitalisation project

We started work in February 2023 to improve the appearance of several Belfast city centre streets, as part of our Bolder Vision. It included painting, enhanced lighting, greenery, new artwork and general streetscape repairs in:

• Callender Street
• College Court
• College Street
• Upper Arthur Street
• Patterson’s Place

This work was completed as part of the Five Cs Public Realm Scheme (link opens in new window) which aims to enhance several streets across Belfast city centre areas that have recently seen, or will soon see, significant private sector investment in surrounding buildings, but where the streetscape needs upgrading. 

The aim of the project is to increase footfall; in turn reducing instances of anti-social behaviour and enhancing safety perceptions in these locations.