Rugby Revitalised
Public realm · New homes · Heritage · Shopfronts · Wayfinding · Empty buildings back into use · Markets and events · Skills and training · Greener streets · Culture ·
A long-term plan
A 10-year route map for regeneration and investment across the town centre.
A ten-year framework that outlines regeneration projects for Rugby town centre, including up to £140 million in development value, over 600 new homes, major upgrades to Rugby Central, new spaces and improvements to routes, culture and community facilities.
It brings together work on public spaces, business support, cultural activity, key sites and future opportunities. It also shows how individual projects connect as part of a wider plan for Rugby.
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Town Centre Delivery Plan
Sets out the projects, opportunity areas and workstreams that will move regeneration from vision into delivery over the next 10 years.
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Social Value Framework
Sits alongside the Delivery Plan to help make sure future regeneration benefits local people, from health and wellbeing to jobs, skills and opportunities for young people.
View the Social Value Framework (opens in a new tab)This plan builds on the Rugby Regeneration Strategy (opens in a new tab)
Local benefits
A Social Value Framework, so regeneration benefits local people
The Delivery Plan is supported by a Social Value Framework, which will help ensure future regeneration benefits local people.
- Housing Affordability & Homelessness
- Crime & Safety
- Education, Employment & Skills
- Children & Young People
- Environment
- Economic Resilience
- Community cohesion
- Health & Wellbeing
Seven parcels
Key opportunity areas
The Delivery Plan identifies these as Parcels 1 to 7. Each area has a different role to play, from improving public spaces and heritage assets to supporting new homes, culture, business activity and better links across the town centre.
Key
- Opportunity parcels, numbered 1 to 7
- 1: Town Hall
- 2: North Street East
- 3: St Andrew's Quarter
- 4: Cultural Quarter
- 5: Albert Street
- 6: Rugby Central
- 7: Rugby Art Gallery and Museum and Little Elborow
- Other important sites: the former Cemex site on Evreux Way, and Rounds Gardens
Opportunity parcels identified in the Town Centre Delivery Plan. Source: Node.
Read a full description of this plan
The map shows Rugby town centre. The seven opportunity parcels are shaded pink, outlined in red and numbered:
- 1, Town Hall: at the top of the map, north of the Evreux Way roundabout and beside Caldecott Park.
- 2, North Street East: between North Street and Regent Street.
- 3, St Andrew’s Quarter: south of Church Street, including St Andrew’s Gardens.
- 4, Cultural Quarter: on the east side, between James Street and Church Street.
- 5, Albert Street: in the north-east, along Albert Street.
- 6, Rugby Central: the largest parcel, in the centre-west between Corporation Street and North Street.
- 7, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum and Little Elborow: in the south-west, around Little Elborow Street.
Two other important sites are shaded yellow: the former Cemex site on Evreux Way, opposite the Town Hall and just north of Rugby Central, and Rounds Gardens, in the north-west.
- 01 Town Hall Plans for a civic and residential quarter around the Town Hall, Benn Hall and Caldecott Park.
- 02 North Street East Improving the car park and its links into the town centre, while keeping parking in place.
- 03 St Andrew’s Quarter Public realm and heritage work around St Andrew's Church, The Pleasance and nearby sites.
- 04 Cultural Quarter A stronger cultural focus for Old Market Place and Brotherhood House, near the station route.
- 05 Albert Street New homes and better walking and cycling links on the route from the railway station.
- 06 Rugby Central Long-term plans to reshape the shopping centre into a mixed-use neighbourhood of homes, shops and leisure.
- 07 Rugby Art Gallery and Museum and Little Elborow Proposed improvements to the gallery and museum and the streets around it.
Work already underway
Projects at different stages, pulling in one direction
Regeneration is already happening. Current work includes public realm improvements, new planting, support for shopfronts and work to bring vacant buildings back into use. The Council is also progressing plans for key sites such as Rugby Central, Old Market Place and the area around Rugby Art Gallery and Museum. These projects are at different stages, but together they are intended to make the town centre more welcoming and easier to use.
Other
Workstreams and projects
- Workstreams and ongoing projects The smaller projects: business support, wayfinding, empty buildings and skills.
- Public Realm Greener, safer streets and public spaces, including The Stitch and the priority project.
- High Street Rental Auctions Using new powers to bring long-term empty commercial buildings back into use.
- Traffic Regulation Order Proposed changes to vehicle access hours on key town centre streets.
- Shop Front Grants Grants to help businesses and owners improve shopfronts across the town centre.
Press releases and updates
Latest news
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Council calls for national guarantee to unlock town-centre regeneration
Rugby Borough Council's leader and deputy leader have written to the Secretary of State with a proposal to help councils bring strategic town-centre sites back into better use. -
Landmark St Andrew’s Church improvements completed
Work to clean, repair and light St Andrew’s Parish Church in Rugby town centre has been completed. -
New signs could make Rugby town centre easier to explore
Plans for a new system of signs and maps across Rugby town centre could move a step closer when councillors meet next week.
Get in touch
Questions about the programme?
For more information on our work to regenerate Rugby town centre, please contact the Major Projects and Regeneration Team.
Contact the team