Regeneration and development
Led by a vision created with Liverpool Partnership Group and Liverpool Vision, the public and private sector and local communities, the City is changing for the better.
In 2004, Councillor Mike Storey OBE, then Leader of the Council, dubbed Liverpool the "Capital of Cranes". Even now, three years later, it is easy to see how much change is taking place both in the city centre and the suburbs.
From the Housing Market Renewal Initiative helping to restructure the housing market in the north end of the city - to the developing commercial district and tourism/leisure/cultural facilities in the city centre. From the massive Paradise Project changing the city's retail quarter - to the employment generating industrial expansion in the south at Speke Garston. Liverpool is changing into a 21st century city that is the driving economic force of the region and a place of pride for the people who live here.
In this section:
City Centre Schemes
- Big Dig
Liverpool's Big Dig is under way. It is one of Europe's biggest regeneration programmes, creating 14000 new jobs and investing £3billion in the city's redevelopment. It brings together all the major regeneration projects taking place throughout the city.
Find out more about Liverpool's major schemes, including all the traffic works involved. - City Centre Living
Since the mid 1990's, many new homes have been built in the City Centre.
Find out more about City Living. - City Centre Movement Strategy
A £73 million programme of works is taking place. This will improve roads, streets and public spaces within Liverpool City Centre.
Find out more about the City Centre Movement Strategy - Commercial District
A major study has told us that we will need up to 1 million sq ft of new grade A office space in the City Centre over the next 10 years.
Find out more about the city's Commercial District. - Liverpool Arena & Convention Centre (Kings Dock)
For many years the City has wanted to have an arena which would attract artists and events at national and international level.
Find out more about the Liverpool Arena & Convention Centre proposals. - Lime Street Gateway
Plans are now in place to transform Liverpool's Lime Street Gateway area to the front of the station.
Find out more about the plans for Lime Street Gateway. - The Paradise Street Project
Since October 2004, work has been taking place on Grosvenor's £920 million redevelopment of the Paradise Street area of the city centre; the largest retail scheme in Europe.
Find out more about Paradise Street. - City Centre Development Update
With our partners Liverpool Vision; every six months we produce the City Centre Development Update. This details all current and proposed major developments in the city centre.View the latest edition and back issues on the Liverpool Vision website.
Suburbs and City-wide Schemes
- Hotel Developments in Liverpool
In 2005, Liverpool's hoteliers reported their strongest growth yet; outperforming any other market in the UK. As room rates have risen, so has the number of new and refurbished hotels in the city.
Find out more about Hotel Developments in Liverpool. - Housing Market Renewal Initiative
HMRI looks at poor housing stock in parts of the City's inner area.
View more detailed information and questions answered about HMRI. - Major Highway Schemes
The City has a many major highway improvement schemes underway or planned in key areas.
Find out more about the city's major highway schemes. - Norris Green - The Boot Estate
The Council has a programme to rebuild the Boot Estate's defective properties. The first phase of will consist of 195 residential units as well as highways and infrastructure.
Find out more about the scheme and download the recent newsletters to residents. - North Liverpool
With help from others, we are putting major funding into the regeneration of North Liverpool. Schemes include: Anfield Breckfield / Project Jennifer / North Liverpool Development Plan / Urban Village North.
Find out more about North Liverpool and its various schemes. - Mersey Waterfront Regional Park
The River Mersey is the City Region's greatest natural asset, and is home to one of the most famous waterfronts in the world. The Mersey Waterfront Regional Park has helped to create a major internationally acclaimed attraction. It has a unique sense of place for people to live, work, invest in; and visit.
Find out more about Mersey Waterfront Regional Park. - Neighbourhood Partnerships
In Liverpool, 22 priority areas have been identified. These are some some of the poorest in the country. Money is being spent on business development and job creation in these areas.
Find out more about Neighbourhood Partnerships. - Strategic Investment Areas
Objective One funding from Europe focuses on stimulating economic activity within strategic growth areas or Strategic Investment Areas (SIA's). Find out more about SIA's and what we are doing to create new jobs for people who live there.