BDP to create regeneration plan for Lancashire town
THE Liverpool office of architect BDP has been commissioned by Rossendale council to lead a regeneration study for the market town of Rawtenstall.
BDP Liverpool, GH Regeneration and JMP will look at redevelopment options for the town centre leading to an overall masterplan on the future of Rawtenstall as a vibrant market town.
Options include enhancing the town centre and redeveloping the Valley Centre, a 1960s style shopping precinct which has only one remaining tenant.
Andrew Teage, head of BDP's Liverpool studio and its lead town planning consultant for the north, said: "Rawtenstall needs a long term planning solution which will help to regenerate the town centre, supporting the thriving independent high street shops, improving transport links and attracting new investment into the town.
"Through sensitive interventions and high quality masterplanning, towns like Rawtenstall can be rejuvenated and transformed back into bustling conurbations with a distinct identity and unique offer."
The report is due to by this December.
Business lunch with BDP Liverpool's Andrew Teage: turn to page 39 of in August's LDP Business magazine
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