Liverpool City Council has set out a timetable to transform a former landfill site which once formed part of the International Garden Festival celebrations in 1984 into a ‘green community’.

A report to the city council’s cabinet this Friday (6 December) outlines a programme of activity which could lead to the building of almost 1,500 eco-friendly homes along prime waterfront land on the southern shoreline of the River Mersey.

The report identifies four major stepping stones for a comprehensive regeneration of the 28 acre site, which has lain dormant for more than 20 years:

· Submit planning application for remediation of the Development Zone (see note below on zones) in December 2019

· Accept grant funding from Homes England

· Apply for funding from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to fund remediation and infrastructure works

· Negotiate and complete legal agreements with IMGF Developments Ltd, to pave the way for a residential planning application for 1,500 homes by summer 2020

The council’s intention is to facilitate site remediation and ground infrastructure works and then sell the land for the delivery of new homes to create the green community, which would include extended parkland and an upgrade to the adjacent Festival Gardens.

IMGF Developments Ltd, a joint venture between ION Developments Limited and Midia Group, is producing a full residential masterplan and will work closely with the council on a consultation programme with the neighbouring communities.

The site has attracted a £9.9 million boost from Homes England which will kick start the essential remediation work on the site, with the city council seeking additional support from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to complete the works.

It’s anticipated that, pending planning permissions, the first homes could be available by 2022.

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson says: “The derelict site situated to the west of Festival Gardens presents a huge opportunity to create a new community that would be truly transformational for housing in Liverpool, generating millions of pounds every year in council tax revenue.

“A huge amount of work has gone into understanding how this former landfill site and barren wasteland can be transformed and we are now at a very exciting stage of asking for approval to prepare the site in readiness for what could be one of the UK’s best eco-friendly housing developments.

“We have come a long way in a very short space of time since the city council bought the land back and the vision of creating a new community in South Liverpool at an iconic destination is now another step closer.”

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