Plans have been submitted to Liverpool City Council for a £260 million regeneration of the area surrounding Liverpool’s football stadium, Anfield. The plans are subject to public consultation, but if agreed 296 homes would need to be demolished to make way for the regeneration plans.
The plans include an expansion of the current football ground by 15,000 seats, a 100 bedroomed hotel, around 250 new homes and a new public space around Stanley Park. The council believe that once completed around 700 jobs will be created in the new area.
Mayor Joe Anderson spoke of the plans and the need for regeneration in the area.
He said: “Too many false dawns have happened and I hope people take comfort from the fact we are seeing tangible results of a determination to make things happen.
“We’ve got to continue that work to make sure the area is regenerated in terms not just of infrastructure but of people as well, making sure it’s vibrant again and that people want to live here.”
But is it right to knock down 295 homes and then build 250 new ones? As with any regeneration you have to get rid of the old to make way for the new. But knocking houses down almost like-for-like does seem rather drastic.
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