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various schemes either underway or completed in the City Centre, from top: Pier Head; Sandhills Station; Stanley Park; Liverpool OneSince the turn of the millennium, Liverpool has been undergoing a major transformation in what has been described as one of the most exciting periods in the city's history.  Some £6billion has been invested in the city's redevelopment, updating its infrastructure, regenerating communities and creating over 14,000 new jobs.

Major projects completed in recent years include:- 

  • Liverpool One (Europe's largest newest shopping centre, hotels, leisure and apartments - now nearing completion), 
  • Kings Waterfront (Echo Arena & BT Convention Centre, hotels completed, new apartments on site and planned), 
  • Cruise Liner Facility 
  • City Centre Movement Strategy (CCMS - streets and highway projects, many of which are now completed), 
  • St Pauls Square  and other office developments in the commercial district, and 

The scale of the regeneration work still taking place is massive. Despite the current recession, several major projects are still under way or being planned in association with a range of public and private agencies and developers. These include:-

  • Mann Island (£120m) which began on site early in 2008, for 2010/11 completion.  Scheme to continue despite downturn in residential sales.

  • Work on the extension of the Leeds Liverpool canal across the Pier Head and into the South Dock system is progressing well and the southern end of the Pier Head has been re-opened to the public.

  • Construction of the new Museum of Liverpool and the Mersey Ferry Terminal should also be completed by the end of 2010.

  • Kings Dock Mill, Baltic Triangle (£47m) 150 bed Hampton by Hilton hotel and 190 apartments commenced on site in September 2008 and is continuing

  • Building Schools for the Future (£458m). Works are underway on 9 schools which have been identified for major renovation/rebuilding work as part of BSF Wave 2. Wave 2 is scheduled for completion by 2011. Under Wave 6 of the programme a further 16 schools have been identified for major renovation/rebuilding work

  • Rebuilding of Central Library - £50m PFI scheme to start 2010

  • Hospitals rebuilding - The Royal Liverpool University Hospital (£477m) is anticipated to start on site in October 2011. Alder Hey (£250m) is currently scheduled to start on site in January 2012. Both projects are scheduled for completion by 2015.

  • International hotel group Millennium & Copthorne confirmed to open 2 hotels (£50m) in 2012 within the £160m Central Village development by Merepark & Ballymore. To begin on site 2009.

  • Seel House, 29-35 Seel Street, Ropewalks: £11m development, 106 bedroom hotel by Base2Stay, commenced on site in December 2008 and due to complete in Summer 2010.

  • "The Quarter", Sefton Street  (£100m) to proceed after being acquired from Vermont Developments by Sefton Street Developments/Ethel Austin Properties

  • The Hall Lane road scheme is scheduled to start during 2009 for completion by the end of 2010.

Public realm improvements continue in a number of key locations throughout the city including:

  • Lime Street Gateway public realm improvements underway, due to complete Spring 2010

  • Knowledge Quarter public realm 1st phase University Square on site nearing completion. 2nd phase Brownlow Hill (2.8m) approved. Due to start Spring 09 first phase on site and phase 2 approved

  • Castle Street/Derby Square - public ream improvements. £5.6m approved start on site Spring 2009.

A number of building owners announcing major refurbishments to office buildings including:

  • Royal Liver Building £5m

  • Castle Chambers - £2.5m

  • Tithebarn House, Old Hall Street (£2m) started on site December 2008

  • "The Capital" - ongoing £10m refurbishment now to include Tesco Express store and new café [5]

In the suburbs, we are seeing huge investment in employment-generating, speculative-led office, distribution and industrial developments.  

Meanwhile, our older housing stock is being refurburbished or replaced as part of the Housing Market Renewal Initiative (£83m programme ongoing 2008-2011), and some of our major historic parks such as Sefton Park and Stanley Park are being improved and enhanced. 

These projects, all leading to significant inward investment and economic growth, are being co-ordinated by a forum representing all the City's key public sector agencies.

However, with such a major programme of construction work, there will be some disruption to the community during this period which all partners are trying to keep to a minimum.

This website contains information about the major projects completed, on site and still proposed.