Write down what you want to do there
Ballymun’s plan listed a garden, an orchard, animals, a kitchen and a café.
Show that many people want it
The Ballymun idea was presented to 39 local organisations before the council set land aside.
Ask, and keep asking
Mud Island residents campaigned in 2009. Permission came in 2011.
Get it in writing
Ballymun needed a lease before it could unlock EU funding.
Apply to several funds at once
Mud Island had grants from five funds.
Draft. Not yet checked with the people who did it.
Ask the council for a derelict site
What two groups did to get land from the council, and how long it took.