Liverpool council cabinet considers new Local Plan that aims to see 33,552 new homes delivered over the next few years, increasing Liverpool’s population by 15%. Tony McDonough reports
Liverpool City Council has identified more than 80 Brownfield site on which it envisages tens of thousands of new homes will be built.
Councillors on the city’s cabinet are considering the latest Local Plan for approval. Local Plans are statutory documents that every local planning authority is required by Government to prepare.
They set out where development should take place, what type of development is needed, and the planning policies that will be used to assess future planning applications.
Liverpool’s proposed local plan aims to oversee the delivery of 33,552 new homes by 2043. This would also see the city’s population, currently just over half a million, rise by 15%.
The plan will also ensure a choice and diversity of new homes for current and future residents including affordable homes that are “sustainable, inclusive and high quality”.
Once adopted, Liverpool’s Local Plan will become the primary basis for planning decisions across the city, providing certainty for residents, communities, developers and investors.
It prioritises previously developed brownfield land and focuses growth on key regeneration areas including North Liverpool, the North Docks, Ten Streets, Pumpfields and Limekilns, and Festival Gardens.
Included in the plan will be 174 hectares of brownfield land around the city centre waterfront. A proposed new Mayoral Development Corporation would have sweeping powers over planning decisions in this area.
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Cllr Nick Small, Cabinet Member for Economy and Growth, said: “Like every council in the country, Liverpool is required to have an up-to-date Local Plan that sets out how we will meet future housing needs and manage growth in a sustainable way.
“This plan provides a clear strategy for delivering more than 33,500 new homes by 2043, with a strong focus on brownfield land and areas where regeneration can have the greatest impact.”
In addition to setting housing targets, the Local Plan requires development to be supported by appropriate infrastructure, including schools, health facilities, transport links and green spaces.