Swadlincote Town Centre Masterplan
- Location
- Derbyshire, UK
- Client
- South Derbyshire District Council
- Expertise
- Advisory Services
- Asset Optimization
- Design Management
- Estates Optimization
- Inclusive Design
- Transport Planning
- Workplace Strategy
- Completion
- 2026
A multidisciplinary masterplan repositioning Swadlincote Town Centre through coordinated spatial planning, movement strategy and long term regeneration potential.
South Derbyshire District Council appointed us to develop a masterplan for Swadlincote Town Centre, focusing on the Council‑owned Civic Site at the western end of the centre. The site contains ageing public buildings, including Green Bank Leisure Centre and the Civic Offices, both proposed for relocation to release land for redevelopment and wider regeneration. This creates an opportunity to transform the Civic Site into a new attraction combining high quality public spaces with uses that generate activity throughout the week.
The masterplan covers the whole town centre and establishes a framework to reposition it as a more appealing destination. Appointed through a competitive process, we delivered a multidisciplinary advisory approach spanning town planning, transport planning, asset and estate optimisation, workplace and housing strategies and inclusive design, ensuring alignment between spatial planning, accessibility and long term delivery potential.
A structured engagement strategy informed the work, involving landowners, tenants, local businesses, council officers, elected members and the public, alongside Burton and South Derbyshire College and The National Forest Company. Town planning defined the policy context, transport planning assessed movement requirements and constraints, and civil engineering and utilities provided a desktop review of site conditions. Market appraisal and delivery strategy considered viability, existing strengths and weaknesses, new functions and future opportunities.
The masterplan reconfigures the Civic Site into a high quality mixed use destination, strengthening the town centre and unlocking long term regeneration opportunities.
Assessing movement requirements and constraints
Our Transport Planning advisory services assessed movement requirements and potential restrictions across the town centre. This ensured accessibility considerations were fully integrated with spatial planning and long term delivery potential, supporting a coordinated masterplan that responds to existing movement patterns, future access needs and the role of the Civic Site within the wider town centre network.
