What's Happening In Your Area?

Why has my area been chosen for development?

The City Centre North Zone has been affected by a huge migration away from the area over the past 50 years. Although extensive new social housing was constructed in the 1960's and 1970's, insufficient private sector housing was built and has led to depopulation of the area by those wishing to purchase properties as owner occupiers. The need to redevelop the area is further influenced by the large amount of vacant land, which is currently not put to any use.

Key strategic routes run through the Zone, the main one being the Stanley Road corridor. This links the City Centre North Zone with South Sefton, which is another area that has suffered from similar housing market decline.

What is happening?

Significant progress was achieved in City Centre North during 2008/09 with four new build housing schemes at various stages of development.The Dorrington Gardens scheme was a particular success, at one stage being David Wilson Home's best selling development in the North West.

Progress was made in the Easby and Grosvenor Street clearance areas with the continuation of property acquisition, resident re-housing, demolition and target hardening measures completed on the homes of residents still living in these areas through the transition.

Planning applications were progressed for the phased redevelopment of these sites post demolition. Council housing stock was successfully transferred to Liverpool Mutual Homes, enabling additional investment to be secured to improve these properties to national social housing decency standards. Planning permission was approved for the Project Jennifer mixed use development, including: superstore, shops, housing, library, health centre, transport interchange and public realm. The new Trinity primary school, Sure Start Children's Centre and NSPCC building opened their doors to the public. Construction of the new North Liverpool Academy continued and the former SEETA site was reviewed by Children's Services as an option for a new Notre Dame college.

Mersey Heartlands growth point status was confirmed by the Government in December 2008 and will involve a programme of redevelopment which aims to invest in infrastructure to enable radical transformation in the housing markets, accelerating growth and renewal in North Liverpool (and EastWirral), focussed on the HMR areas.

2009/10 aims to be another important year for City Centre North with the completion of the Dorrington Gardens, Devonshire Place, Stanley Road / Boundary Street and Stanley Road / Blackfield Street developments and planning applications submitted for a further five sites, including the redevelopment of Easby and Grosvenor Street areas. Acquisition and decanting will continue from the clearance areas in preparation for future demolition. Additional security measures will be available to those residents who will still be living through the change, as part of the target hardening scheme.

Infrastructure projects from the Growth Point Programme of Development will commence and be a priority within the North Liverpool area.