Langtree McLean has got the go-ahead for a £250m redevelopment of
The secretary of state today approved the residential-led plans for the Otterspool area of Liverpool following a public inquiry.
Under the proposals, 1,308 flats, 66 town houses and a waterside park will be built on land that has lain derelict since the 1984 festival.
The 56-acre public park will include the Japanese and
The site was originally used as an oil storage area and household tip. It suffered significant contamination as a result and was the subject of
Following its remediation, the area was chosen as the location for the International Garden Festival in 1984.
Proposals for the site to be used as a leisure facility after the festival proved financially unviable and it has been closed to the public for more than 20 years.
