Nelson Town Centre Plan Engagement

Reimagine Place are working as part of an innovative team alongside ekosgen, WSP, and OPEN (part of SLR) on behalf of Pendle Borough Council to develop a Long Term Plan for Nelson. 

Nelson has secured £20 million endowment style funding to develop a Town Team to take ownership of the development and delivery of a Long Term Plan covering a ten-year timeframe as well as a three-year investment plan. 

These plans should be deeply rooted in community needs and priorities, shaped by and for residents and visitors to Nelson.

Reimagine Place are leading on the engagement, delivering a public survey, stakeholder and business engagement across the town. 

Our approach specialises in engaging with traditionally ‘hard to reach’ groups, including the use of multi-language radio adverts, actively engaging with schools and colleges to hold focus groups with young people and working closely with community and voluntary sector organisations. 

The Reimagine Place team have led a range of focus groups across Nelson, as well as using innovative social media marketing methods to reach a wide audience across the town.

The outputs of our engagement exercises will inform the needs and priorities for the Long Term Plan, ensuring it meets local needs and commands confidence and support from residents.