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Friday July 03rd 2009. Posted: 17:30
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The design inquiry allowed everyone to contribute to the redevelopment plans
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BT and Aviva Investors are analysing feedback from a packed design inquiry into the redevelopment of BT’s radio station mast site in Rugby, Warwickshire.
Plans for the Rugby radio station - which include up to 6,200 homes - have this week been formally adopted as part of Rugby Borough Council’s core strategy, which now goes forward for public consultation. After public consultation, the plan is due to be confirmed in 2010. The design inquiry has been hailed by the design team as an “extremely successful five days of productive teamwork and consultation”. Sessions at the main station building saw visitors learning more about the proposals for regenerating the radio station site - discussing their ideas and opinions with the design team and completing feedback forms. These are now being reviewed by the design team - together with comments that are being submitted via the consultation website. Passion Steve Pell, of BT Group property, said: “This is a major project for BT in conjunction with partners Aviva Investors. “I have been involved with this project over many years and am also a resident of Rugby so I am fully focused on making sure we get this right. The design inquiry has been tremendously successful in bringing so many people together. “You can see the passion, expertise and commitment that people have for the site and for Rugby, and we appreciate the effort that people have made in bringing this to the table. From councillors and officers through to our MP and members of the public, everyone is contributing and that is a great recipe for success.” Rugby radio station has operated since the 1920s. In 1999, BT announced its intention to decommission the site and, in 2004, formed a joint venture with Aviva Investors to explore the opportunity to redevelop the land.
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