Liverpool Waters park and infrastructure approved

Liverpool City Council has approved Peel L&P’s plans for a new public park and essential infrastructure to enable the delivery of around 2,350 homes at Liverpool Waters. Located within the Central Docks neighbourhood at Liverpool Waters, just south of Collingwood Dock by the historic Tobacco Warehouse, Central Park will become one of the city’s largest green spaces. It will span 4.7 acres and form part of the next stage of the Liverpool Waters development. The approved plans also include the creation of a network of public spaces in the Central Docks neighbourhood, green streets and rain gardens, public realm and new street infrastructure, such as footpaths and new street types. Hundreds of trees will also be planted across the Central Docks neighbourhood. The development will enable and accelerate the delivery of around 2,350 homes over the next 10 years, alongside commercial, retail, leisure and community developments. Chris Capes, Peel L&P’s development director for Liverpool Waters, said: “The council’s approval of our plans for Central Park and its surrounding infrastructure and public realm paves the way for 10 years of development across the whole Central Docks neighbourhood, and will set a quality benchmark for later phases of Liverpool Waters.” Consultants in the planning team for the development include design practice Planit-IE, Arup Planning, and social value specialist Hatch. To send feedback, e-mail julia.cahill@eg.co.uk or tweet @EGJuliaC or @EGPropertyNews Image © Peel L&P