Bid to drive investment to Bootle and north Liverpool
Officials in Liverpool and Sefton are joining forces to ensure the next wave of regeneration in Merseyside benefits Liverpool and Bootle.
The North Liverpool and South Sefton Regeneration Framework (SRF), which is being launched this week, aims to showcase the area to potential investors.
The document, produced by Liverpool City Council and Sefton Council alongside Liverpool Vision and the Homes and Communities Agency, focuses on regeneration projects already planned for the area.
They include Peel’s Liverpool Waters redevelopment and the plans to create a “superport” at the Port of Liverpool in Bootle.
The report focuses on three areas – Prosperity, People and Places.
Under Prosperity, the report looks at projects to encourage economic growth in the area.
That includes Liverpool Waters, the redevelopment plans for Everton FC and Liverpool FC, and the £150m Project Jennifer regeneration scheme in Everton.
Under People, the report lists ways in which agencies could “address the wide range of social issues” in the region. That includes improving standards in the education system, creating a region-wide Health Plan and promoting the arts.
And, under Places, the SRF’s partners pledge to keep working to improve housing stock, strengthen local “district centres” such as Bootle town centre, and improve the transport infrastructure.
Ian McCarthy, programme director at Liverpool Vision, said the document created a long-term strategy for north Liverpool and south Sefton.
He said: “We’re creating a focus on the north of the city. There have been great strides made in the south of Liverpool, and the city centre has been transformed over a ten-year period. But the focus for the longer term is to create the right sort of conditions for investment by putting it into context, as this report does.”
Liverpool City Council leader, Councillor Joe Anderson, said: “There is a strong and compelling case for the positive regeneration of north Liverpool.
“It includes some of the city’s, and indeed the country’s, most deprived communities. But it also has some major assets and unique opportunities that offer huge potential for regeneration, including Liverpool Waters, the investment and development of the Port, Everton Park and Liverpool and Everton football clubs.
“It’s our collective job – as politicians, officers, residents and business people – to make the most of these assets to secure a better future for this part of the city and make it a fantastic place to live, work and visit.
“We are working together to lobby central Government, attract investment and improve the prospects of residents and businesses.”
Alan Lunt, director of built environment at Sefton Council, said the public sector needed to ensure the right infrastructure was in place so private firms can invest in the area.
He said: “If the housing offer is attractive and the schools are well-performing, people will come to live close to their places of work. With Liverpool city centre nearby, plus the job opportunities that will come from Liverpool Waters and the port, we need to make sure the infrastructure is right so people can live on the doorstep of where they work.”
[Image: Leader of Liverpool City Council Joe Anderson and Sefton Council Leader Peter Dowd]
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