Regeneration and development
Led by a vision created with Liverpool First 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". Today, in 2009, it is easy to see how much change has taken place both in the city centre and the suburbs.....and is still going on.
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
- City Centre Living
Since the mid 1990's, Liverpool City Council has embraced and promoted city centre living. New high-rise apartments have been built, and former redundant buildings converted into luxury living accommodation.
Find out more about City Living. - City Centre Movement Strategy
A £73 million programme of works has been taking place. This has improved roads, streets and public spaces within Liverpool City Centre.
Find out more about the City Centre Movement Strategy - City Development Update
With our partners Liverpool Vision, between 1995 and spring 2008, we produced the City Centre Development Update. This detailed all current and proposed major developments in the city centre.View the back issues on the Liverpool Vision website. In November 2008, this document was relaunched as the Liverpool Development Update - and now covers the city's suburbs too. View the Liverpool Development Update on the Liverpool Vision website.
- Commercial District
In 2002, a study carried out for Liverpool Vision showed that up to 1 million square feet of new grade A office space would be needed in the City Centre over the next ten years. By 2009, we are already well on the way to going over that target, despite the current recession.
Find out more about the city's Commercial District. - Kings Dock
The transformation of the former Kings Dock next to the Albert Dock and River Mersey is underway. What was once the largest vacant site in the city centre has become one of the most well known development sites in the region, and has already become an international visitor destination.
Find out more about Kings Dock. - Lime Street Gateway
Lime Street Gateway, the area to front of Lime Street Station, is being turned a visually-stunning entrance to the city.
Find out more about the plans for Lime Street Gateway. - The Paradise Street Project / Liverpool One
Now virtually completed, Grosvenor's £1billion project now known as Liverpool One has become a resounding success story. The largest retail scheme in Europe has transformed a previously mostly derelict part of the city centre and won a clutch of awards.
Find out more about Paradise Street. - Pier Head
Liverpool's Pier Head area is undergoing a massive regeneration, with investment taking place on a grand scale.
Find out more about the Pier Head.
Suburbs and City-wide Schemes
- Building Schools for the Future
This is the largest capital investment in school buildings ever seen. The Government will be spending £2billion each year, over the next 15 - 20 years, to transform secondary age education.
Find out more about the BSF programme in Liverpool. - Hotel Developments in Liverpool
According to the latest figures for the first quarter of 2009 from Deloitte, Liverpool's occupancy rate of 66% is still higher than the national average - suggesting that the pulling power of Liverpool's cultural offer remains.
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 is building new homes on the former Boot Estate.
Find out more about the scheme. - North Liverpool
Working in partnership with public and private sector partners, the City is putting a great deal of money into making North Liverpool better. 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. - Strategic Investment Areas
The European Objective 1 money that Merseyside received between 2000 and 2006 has now all been spent. However, its legacy remains in the many sites with land cleared and prepared for redevelopment as offices, warehousing and industry that are bringing new jobs to the city's most deprived communities. Find out more about SIA's and what we are doing to create new jobs for people who live there.