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Liverpool’s dockland including the Hill Dickinson Stadium<\/p>\nCity leaders talk up opportunities around bid for 10,000 home new townLiverpool’s dockland including the Hill Dickinson Stadium<\/p>\n
Regeneration in Liverpool is \u201cno longer just a promise or a bit of rhetoric\u201d as the city council looks to press on with plans for a brand new town. Cllr Liam Robinson, leader of Liverpool Council<\/a>, told a developer forum how the potential around the city\u2019s north docks was \u201cone of the most exciting regeneration opportunities not just in this country but beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n Last December, the LDRS exclusively revealed how Liverpool Council put forward a submission for New Town status to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to expand the northern fringe of the city into Sefton<\/a>. The new development \u2013 to be known as Liverpool North – would span 5km from just north of Liverpool city centre<\/a>, across Everton, Anfield<\/a> and Kirkdale<\/a> and into Bootle<\/a>.<\/p>\n The proposal could lead to the development of a number of brownfield sites and encompass key locations along the route including Everton FC\u2019s new \u00a3500m stadium at Bramley Moore Dock and the \u00a320m Bootle New Strand development project. The city council has worked in collaboration with Sefton Council, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Homes England, and key landowners in the area to set out a 10-year vision for the area.<\/p>\n The plans were presented to developers as the local authority held its fifth forum with operators from the city and beyond. Cllr Robinson said the areas that will encompass the new town, including Everton, Kirkdale and Anfield, offer the opportunity for \u201cgood quality housing\u201d that the city needs.<\/p>\n Andrew Lewis, Liverpool Council chief executive, said Liverpool had \u201cnot always delivered on its potential as a global city\u201d in terms of development, but was well on the way to turning that around. Addressing the plans at the Local Government Association (LGA) conference at ACC Liverpool last week, city and borough leaders have outlined their desire to ensure the proposals are brought to life.<\/p>\n New Town status is a designation given to certain areas in the UK that are undergoing significant redevelopment. These areas are characterised by a mix of old and new housing, commercial spaces and infrastructure.<\/p>\n The goal of New Town status is to revitalise these areas. According to the city council, the 5km area earmarked for Liverpool North presents a key opportunity for urban expansion and regeneration with the potential for around 10,000 new homes.<\/p>\n Andy Hunt, who sits on the Imagine Liverpool board, said the opening of Everton\u2019s new Hill Dickinson Stadium, which will act as an anchor for the new town bid, was a \u201creally exciting time for the city.\u201d<\/p>\n The nearby Toffee Trail, Red Walk and canal around the three major football stadiums will also unlock vital land and housing for the project according to Nuala Gallagher, corporate director for city development.<\/p>\n The \u00a35m regeneration of Greatie Market will form the first phase of the new town work. Ms Gallagher said it will \u201cuplift the market and give a quality offer to the city that we can expand.\u201d<\/p>\n Echoing the sentiment of Cllr Robinson in that Liverpool will make the new town happen \u201cone way or another\u201d the director said: \u201cWe\u2019re not waiting on announcements, we\u2019re looking to get on and deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n The ECHO understands the MHCLG is reviewing the submitted evidence ahead of a decision made by ministers later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"City leaders talk up opportunities around bid for 10,000 home new townLiverpool’s dockland including the Hill Dickinson Stadium…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,179,14487,12147,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-261801","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-liverpool","12":"tag-liverpool-council","13":"tag-regeneration","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114846448079158626","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Cllr](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2_LiamRobbo1.jpg\")
Cllr Liam Robinson is the leader of Liverpool Council’s ruling Labour group(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_image004.jpg\")
The new town would stretch across the north of Liverpool encompassing Kirkdale up towards Bootle(Image: Reach plc)<\/p>\n