Have your say on the Future of Wellingborough Town Centre

Closes 15 Jun 2026

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Intervention Area Proposals 2: The Engine Room

Map showing the Engine Room Intervention Area

This area focuses on retail, movement and town centre activity.

Key ideas include: 

  • Make Commercial Way safer and more inviting by reducing traffic and improving streets for walking
  • Reuse large buildings to support new services, education, and mixed uses, and improve the car park area to create a safer town centre gateway
  • Support a more diverse town centre with new food, leisure, creative spaces, small shops, workspaces, and homes to animate the area day and night

For full details view the masterplan.

9. To what extent do you support or oppose the proposals for this area?
10. Which projects in this area matter most to you? Please rank from 1 (most important) to 5 (least important)

Swansgate Centre - Create a plan to transform the shopping centre into a more open, mixed-use destination with improved public spaces.

Commercial Way - Explore ways to reduce traffic dominance and create a more people-friendly town centre street, with wider pavements, cycle lanes, and more greenery.

Multi-story Car Park and Bridge Link - Upgrade the car park with better security, EV charging, active travel facilities, while softening the exterior visual impact, with options to reuse unused space.

Sheep Street Improvements - Create wider, more accessible walking spaces and restore the historic market look through high‑quality shopfront designs.

Tithe Barn Area - Make the area safer and more welcoming with building improvements and well‑lit walking routes, and bring key buildings back into use for hotels, culture, workspaces, homes, and community offices.

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