Regeneration Plan
This Regeneration Plan has been shaped through an extensive period of engagement with our communities. It brings together months of conversations, workshops, surveys and local insight to create a shared 10-year vision for Rawtenstall, Waterfoot and Crawshawbooth. Led by the Neighbourhood Board, the plan is the product of partnership — built not behind closed doors but alongside the people who know these places best.
From the outset, our aim was to ensure the plan reflected real experiences, real priorities and real opportunities. We listened to residents’ ideas for their neighbourhoods, heard from businesses about the support they need to grow and worked closely with community groups, schools, health partners and local organisations. Their feedback helped shape the principles, priorities and projects that now sit at the heart of this strategy.
Alongside local voices, the plan is grounded in evidence. We examined data on housing, the local economy, health and wellbeing, transport and skills. We mapped community assets, underused spaces and potential development sites. We reviewed existing programmes of investment and identified where new opportunities could unlock further change. This combination of community insight and robust analysis ensured the plan is both ambitious and achievable.
The process also highlighted a shared confidence in the potential of our places. Workshops and engagement sessions revealed strong pride in Rossendale’s identity, creativity and heritage and a collective determination to strengthen what makes our towns unique. Equally, the community recognised the challenges ahead — from improving high streets and transport connections to supporting young people and revitalising neglected spaces. These honest conversations helped us focus the plan on what matters most.
What emerged is a plan shaped by collaboration, guided by local knowledge and informed by evidence. It reflects the belief that regeneration is not simply about physical change, but about people — their aspirations, opportunities and quality of life. By bringing together community ambition with practical steps for delivery, the plan provides a roadmap for long-term, meaningful improvement.
This is how the regeneration plan was formed: through partnership, participation and shared commitment. And as we move into delivery, that same spirit of collaboration will continue to guide the journey ahead.
You can find the regeneration plan for Rawtenstall, Waterfoot and Crawshawbooth here.