Development of a former coal-fired power station into a sustainable and innovative mixed-use neighbourhood.
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Located on the edge of the town centre, Rugeley Power Station is a 139-hectare site that consisted of a coal-fired power station, gas turbine generator, cooling towers and chimneys. As well as its visual dominance locally, it was the economic and social life blood of Rugeley providing jobs and facilities including a sports and social club, which established subsidiary clubs for fishing, football and model boat and railway activities.
Site owner Rugeley Power Limited (managed by EQUANS, part of the ENGIE group) is now progressing plans for its transformation. Running through the length of the development, ‘The Railway’ – which follows part of the former railway spur – acts as a green spine and a sustainable movement corridor, providing a 2.8km long safe, multimodal route.