Evolving Cities The changing face of Liverpool gva.co.uk Evolving cities The UK’s cities are The Changing Face of Liverpool is one of our series of reports looking undergoing a renaissance. at how the UK’s key cities are evolving Large scale place making and the transformational change that schemes are dramatically is occurring, either in terms of the improving how they are scale of regeneration activity or a shift in perception. perceived, making them more desirable places to For each city, we identify the key locations where such change has live and work, and better occurred over the last 10 years, able to attract new people and the major developments that and businesses. continue to deliver it. We then explore the key large scale regeneration opportunities going forward. Liverpool today Liverpool is a story of The 20th century was a more and the UK. Encouragingly, the city Liverpool is once again a destination Square has played a major role mixed picture with periods of both has also seen a sustained period of regional, national and international in the improvement of Liverpool’s resurgence. Historically, prosperity and hardship. The 70s of population growth over the last significance. Liverpool ONE re-shaped commercial offering. It has become it has been a hugely and 80s in particular were a period decade following an extended the retail core, regenerated a whole the focal point for Liverpool’s significant city for the UK. of severe decline for Liverpool. As period of significant decline. quarter of the city and acted as a commercial district, exemplifying with other Northern industrial cities it huge catalyst for further investment high standards of architecture, In the early 19th century Urban regeneration has been suffered from Britain’s manufacturing and regeneration. It has provided a design, quality and sustainability. instrumental in delivering this almost 40% of the world’s slump. The docks were rendered massive boost to the city’s economy improvement and in many ways the The first section of this report trade passed through its largely obsolete by the advent of and elevated Liverpool into the top city centre is virtually unrecognisable identifies the schemes from the containerisation and by the early UK shopping destinations. docks and it was a global from twenty years ago. last 10 years that brought about 80s the city had one of the highest destination and cultural The airport expansion and arrival Liverpool’s change. The scale of the unemployment rates in the UK. It At the same time the city’s richly of low-cost airlines have opened up schemes we look at varies, for some centre. was beset with high profile social historical assets have enabled its the city to international tourists and the size of the project alone would problems and structural decline. character to be retained. An excellent Liverpool2 has once again made warrant inclusion, others are smaller example of this is Albert Dock Liverpool’s circumstances today are the city a major global shipping but have had a very significant which was an early example of the vastly improved. Employment and centre, creating one of Europe’s impact. They have all contributed regeneration efforts and has been earnings growth since the late 90s most advanced ports. iconic buildings, public spaces and central to Liverpool’s renaissance. It is have been strong and both measures added to Liverpool’s resurgence. a UNESCO listed world heritage site Kings Waterfront has been developed have outperformed the averages and contains the largest number of into a major hub for conferences of the region, the other Core Cities Grade 1 listed buildings in the country. and cultural events and St Paul’s 2 A580 A59 A580 Balliol Road Queens Dr 9 2007 – 2017 A5089 A59 Queens Dr 1 2 3 3 2 Rocky Ln Liverpool ONE Liverpool2 Liverpool Waters A59 A580 E Prescott Road Kingsway Tunnel 8 7 Edge Ln A59 1 A580 5 Balliol Road Queensway Tunnel Queens Dr 4 9 Upper Parliament St River Mersey 4 5 A5089 6 Kings Dock Mann Island & MuseumA59 of Liverpool Sci-Tech Daresbury Queens Dr 3 Rocky Ln A59 Watkinson Way E Prescott Road Kingsway Tunnel 8 7 Edge Ln A562 1 5 Queensway Tunnel River Mersey 4 A558 Upper Parliament St 9 A533 7 8 River Mersey Titanic Hotel, Ten Streets A558 6 Knowledge Quarter St Paul’s Square & Stanley Dock A533 Weston Point Expy A533 A56 M56 Watkinson Way A562 River Mersey A558 A533 A558 6 A533 Weston Point Expy A533 A56 M56 Liverpool ONE Liverpool ONE was a Liverpool ONE is a mixed use fashion retailers such as Ted Baker, redevelopment of 42 acres of Reiss, Karen Millen and Jigsaw. landmark regeneration previously underutilised land New Manesty’s Lane – a large retail project that opened in within Liverpool city centre. It building housing the flagship branch delivered 1.4 million sq ft of retail 2008, with a dramatic of Flannels along with the first ever space, 25,000 sq ft of offices, a 14 effect on the city centre standalone branch of Ermenegildo screen multiplex cinema, 230,000 Zegna outside London. and boost to the city’s sq ft of further leisure space, 600 economy. It created homes and 2 hotels. Paradise Street – a wide pedestrianized shopping street, with approximately 5,000 There were also significant flagship store John Lewis, JD Sports permanent posts and infrastructure improvements, and Urban Outfitters. 3,300 in construction. It including a new transport interchange and much better links between the South John Street – the heart of has won multiple awards Ropewalks and the Waterfront. Liverpool ONE, an open air shopping including the best urban It has driven Liverpool’s rise as a centre with two levels of retail high regeneration from RTPI. retail destination and its influence street shops with a link to the park and success are ongoing. and restaurants on the top level. Its market share in the North West The Park – forming a key part of has grown by 58% since opening and Liverpool ONE is the reinstated last year 29 new brands signed for Chavasse Park, which rises in terraces stores. It has attracted aspirational from Strand Street to pavilions on a brands such as Harvey Nichols to the terrace high above South John Street city and been a catalyst for wider connecting the leisure operators such regeneration and investment. as Pizza Express, Wagamama and Café Rouge. Liverpool ONE is split into six main districts: Liverpool ONE has significantly transformed Liverpool’s city centre. Hanover Street – an informal district, The demand from retailers and re-using old buildings with a mixture leisure operators is increasing, of hotel, residential, retail and leisure. which is seeing surrounding areas Peter’s Lane – this area links the regenerated as a result of the existing Church Street area to the success of the scheme. new district and comprises a mixture of arcades, streets and squares with Paul Wills Photography Liverpool2 Liverpool2 is a new deep- The scheme is a £400 million for onward transport of goods to infrastructure development that the rest of the region and wider water container terminal will help create a new ocean gateway UK, via road, rail and water via at the Port of Liverpool. for UK trade and stimulate the North the Manchester Ship Canal. West economy. One of the biggest It utilises state-of-the-art The new terminal was opened construction projects in the UK, technology and equipment in November 2016 and more than Liverpool2 will be one of the world’s doubles the Port of Liverpool’s and is one of Europe’s most modern deep-water container container capacity. The project is part most advanced container terminals, creating 500 direct jobs of a £750 million infrastructure and and 4500 indirect jobs. terminals. property development programme Liverpool2 is the only major that is creating thousands of jobs and container terminal in the north new sites for business growth across or west of the UK and the Port of the region. The Peel Group is leading Liverpool is already the country’s the Ocean Gateway project, which biggest transatlantic port (45% aims to transform the North West market share). Liverpool2 will allow with 50 projects over 50 years and the latest ‘megaships’ in the global £50bn worth of investment. fleet to call directly in Liverpool, Liverpool Waters – Malmaison, City Lofts, Princes Dock Liverpool Waters is the The vision is that this will transform benefits from a range of incentives the city centre and North Liverpool such as rates relief and simplified largest single development and create a waterfront offer that planning. scheme by financial size competes with major international The highlights of the outline planning cities. The total expected floor space in the UK. It is a major permission are; 8 million sq ft of delivery will be 183 million sq ft across transformational scheme residential space delivering up to 88 individual development plots. The 9,000 units; 3,340,000 sq ft of office for the city and covers 60 project is in the nascent stages with space; 570,490 sq ft of hotel & acres of former docklands site clearance now mostly complete conference space; 290,000 sq ft of and delivery anticipated over the adjacent to the waterfront. restaurants & cafés; 205,000 sq ft next 30 years. of pubs/wine bars; a new cruise liner The expected total investment terminal; new ferry terminal and road value for the scheme is £5 billion and and public transport infrastructure. to date has been funded by Peel The residential element of the Holdings (who own the site) and third scheme includes 730 PRS units from party investors who are involved 3 different developers.