Royal Arcade

A development agreement has been signed for the Royal Arcade scheme and work to demolish the vacant shops is well underway – with the whole site due to be cleared by spring.

The scheme will include:

• a new bus station with an enclosed passenger waiting area
• a 400-space multi-storey car park
• leisure, restaurant and retail units, and 
• a new state-of-the-art cinema.

Over the next year, the council will also continue to progress plans for Crewe to become the location of a new state-of-the art history centre to co-host the region’s archive.

The town centre regeneration programme – which includes public realm improvements – has a key role in kick-starting preparations to make Crewe ‘HS2 Ready’.