Liverpool council’s cabinet will today be asked to endorse a 20-year regeneration plan for south Liverpool.
The South Liverpool International Gateway Strategic Regeneration Framework has been drawn up by a consortium comprising Building Design Partnership, Liverpool council, Liverpool Vision, the outgoing Northwest Regional Development Agency and the Homes and Communities Agency.
The plans focus on Speke Boulevard, a major route through the south of the city, close to Liverpool John Lennon Airport. It includes the communities of Speke, Garston, Garston under Bridge and Hunts Cross.
The strategy aims to identify new development opportunities for the area in housing, leisure, office, nature, manufacturing, export and local enterprise.
The backers also aim to increase job opportunities, attract investment and improve life for residents. The framework focusses on the area’s main commercial assets including the airport, the Port of Garston, Speke Automotive Freight Terminal as well as the area’s pharmaceutical and biomedical industries.
A project board, made up of public and private sector partners, will be created to compile a more detailed delivery plan.
The launch of the strategy for south Liverpool follows the launch, in June, of the 20-year North Liverpool and South Sefton Strategic Regeneration Framework.
Malcolm Kennedy, the city council’s cabinet member for regeneration and transport, said: “South Liverpool has undergone significant growth over the past 15 years, with a number of major schemes transforming the area, largely as a result of successful public private partnerships. This should be celebrated, but it’s vital we build on this to ensure the area continues to grow for the next 20 years.”
Max Steinberg, chief executive of Liverpool Vision, said: “The framework provides a refreshed basis for partners to maintain the momentum of investment in the area, while complementing the development framework for the north of the city.”
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