Liverpool Waters

Liverpool Waters
Location Liverpool, England
Coordinates 53°24′58″N 3°00′07″W / 53.416°N 3.002°W / 53.416; -3.002Coordinates: 53°24′58″N 3°00′07″W / 53.416°N 3.002°W / 53.416; -3.002
Developer The Peel Group
Website Liverpool Waters

Liverpool Waters is a large scale £5.5bn development that has been proposed by the Peel Group in the Vauxhall area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The development will make use of a series of presently derelict dock spaces at Central Docks, with much of the docks in a World Heritage Site. This is an area north of Liverpool's historic Pier Head.[1] It is the sister programme of the Wirral Waters project. Since 2012 the two projects have enjoyed enterprise zone status, together forming the Mersey Waters Enterprise Zone.[2]

The development

The development is planned to create at least 17,000 full-time jobs and 21m sq ft of new commercial and residential floor space including 23,000 apartments and four hotels. The tallest towers are proposed to be over 50 storeys high.[1]

It is split into four sectors:[3]

The developers have stated that the project may take 50 years before it is finished. The proposals are presently at the planning stage and are subject to public acceptance.[4] The planning applications were submitted by the developers on October 4, 2010.[5] As of March 2012, Liverpool City Council has granted planning permission to the Liverpool Waters scheme as a whole.[6] English Heritage has formally objected to the plans and UNESCO has expressed concern, placing Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City on its List of World Heritage in Danger in 2012.[7] The proposal was referred to Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to assess whether to hold a public inquiry.[8] Pickles' decision not to call a public inquiry, announced in March 2013, means that the project can go ahead regardless, although it is unclear what the next steps are or when they may be taken.

A monorail to link the area to Liverpool's city centre, with the potential to connect to the John Lennon Airport has been proposed.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Peel unveil £5.5 billion investment plans", Peel News, 6 March 2007
  2. ↑ "Enterprise Zones drive forward UK industry with foreign investment". Click Liverpool. 28 Nov 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Liverpool Waters: Masterplan
  4. ↑ People power to decide fate of new £5.5bn waterfront£, Neil Hodgson, Liverpool Echo, 7 March 2007
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Waters development plans submitted". BBC News. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  6. ↑ Liverpool Waters news- Planning permission granted
  7. ↑ Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City, World Heritage in Danger.
  8. ↑ The Guardian- Liverpool Waters skyscraper plans get go ahead
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