Liverpool City Council is looking for approval from the cabinet to launch a partner search for the continued transformation of the waterfront.
If approved next week, a tender process, seeking a team of planning and placemaking specialists, will be launched later this year. The partners will then work on a strategy and masterplan that will guide the waterfront’s development for the next 10 to 15 years.
The proposals are expected to be developed through engagement with key stakeholders, including the Waterfront BID, the Canal & River Trust, Grosvenor and Peel Land & Property.
The regeneration will aim to resolve challenges around inequality and deprivation in adjoining neighbourhoods, as well as disparities between the demographics of the wards along and adjoining the waterfront.
In addition, the masterplan is expected to maximise investment opportunities and connectivity between north and south, and west and east. It will also help to deliver the city’s net zero ambitions.
Nick Small, Liverpool City Council’s cabinet member for city development, said: “The appointment of the team to lead on the development of Liverpool’s waterfront strategy and masterplan has the potential to have significant impact on the city’s profile and development over the next decade.
“This is an amazing opportunity, and I hope the appointed team approaches the challenge with the imagination and verve befitting a world-class city.”
Over recent decades, Liverpool’s waterfront has undergone a multi-billion-pound transformation, including the development of Liverpool ONE, upgrades to Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head and King’s Dock, and the construction of an arena and conference centre, cruise liner terminal and the new Museum of Liverpool.
More regeneration projects are set to come to fruition in the coming years, including a potential housing scheme at Festival Gardens and Everton’s new football stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.
Liverpool City Council is also seeking to appoint a placemaking team to help deliver a new residential design guide which aims to “promote design that reflects the city’s distinctive character and context”. Subject to relevant approvals, the design guide could be adopted by December 2024.
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