New 'town' could be created with 10,000 homes

An entirely new town-sized settlement could be created north of Liverpool with 10,000 new homes under council plans.

Liverpool City Council has proposed the idea to the government to transform brownfield sites north of the city towards Bootle, on the fringes of the city into Sefton.

The new development would be known as Liverpool North and would span three miles (5km) across Everton, Anfield and Kirkdale and into Bootle.

The proposal would encompass key locations along the route including Everton's new £500m stadium at Bramley Moore Dock and the £20m Bootle New Strand development project.

New Town status is a designation given to certain areas in the UK that are undergoing significant redevelopment aimed at revitalising these areas.

The city council has worked in collaboration with Sefton Council, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Homes England and key landowners in the area to set out a 10-year vision for the area, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

Council leader Liam Robinson said the project represented "the scale of ambition we want to see within the city".

Marion Atkinson, leader of Sefton Council, said: "We welcome the government's commitment to regeneration and this would super-charge our plans to transform Bootle and south Sefton for the benefit of residents and businesses."

Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said the plans were "bold".

He added that we are "transforming areas that have been left behind for far too long and showing the power of regeneration to improve lives".

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