Liverpool Waters Central Docks Development underway.(Pic Andrew Teebay).(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)

New images show work on park in shadow of Everton's new home

by · Liverpool Echo

The £80m scheme at Central Docks broke ground in October

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Redevelopment of a massive area of brownfield land in the shadow of Everton’s new stadium is part of a “here and now” opportunity for north Liverpool according to city leaders. Work is well underway to construct the 26-acre Central Docks neighbourhood, the largest of five neighbourhoods within Peel Waters’ Liverpool Waters project.

The project, spanning the edge of Liverpool city centre to Everton FC’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, is described as an “ambitious 30-year vision to completely transform the city’s northern docks”. The project is split into five neighbourhoods – Central Docks, Clarence Docks, King Edward Triangle, Princes Dock and Northern Docks.

After a ground-breaking ceremony in October, work is well underway to deliver a site that could provide more than 2,000 new homes and a striking green space. Peel said work on the Central Docks infrastructure is expected to complete by late spring 2028.

  1. Progress has begun on site

    The focal point of Central Docks will be Central Park. The five-acre park will become one of the inner city’s largest green spaces, with hundreds of new trees, new play areas, sports and recreational facilities as well as providing new walking and cycling routes for residents, visitors and workers in the area.
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  2. Work began in October

    The £81m scheme includes £25.9m direct investment from Peel Waters, alongside a £55.2m contribution from Homes England, mentioned by Rachel Reeves in her first speech as Chancellor last summer. Liverpool Council’s cabinet agreed to accept the £55.2m Brownfield Infrastructure Land grant funding from Homes England and will act as the accountable body on behalf of Peel Waters.
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  3. City leaders are excited

    Cllr Nick Small, cabinet member for growth and economy, told colleagues at a cabinet meeting last week how Central Docks formed part of a “here and now” opportunity for growth in the city. He said: “Central Docks is moving forward, a new park, new housing on a huge site in this part of the city.”
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  4. Winning government approval

    Cllr Liam Robinson, leader of Liverpool Council, said government ministers had been impressed by the city’s regeneration goals and the work that had begun in the north of the city. He added: “This is not just wing and a prayer stuff, this is building off an exceptional brand new stadium, things like the Isle of Man ferry terminal, the stuff that’s happening at Central Docks.”
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  1. New regeneration board confirmed

    The scheme will be overseen by a newly created Mayoral Development Corporation to accelerate regeneration across the region. It is the first of its kind within the Liverpool City Region.
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  2. Contractor appointed to deliver the scheme

    Peel Waters appointed GRAHAM to deliver the infrastructure works and the construction of Central Park. The essential infrastructure includes underground utilities, roads, and public realm that will be fundamental to delivering the ambitious number of homes within the new neighbourhood and enable the future commercial and public realm spaces to flourish.
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  3. How the scheme may appear when complete

    A new CGI showing how the Central Docks development at Liverpool Waters could look
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  4. The land is currently vacant

    The land that will become Central Docks as part of Liverpool Waters
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